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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Starbuck says wealthy business interests are like "_________."
(a) Thunderstorms.
(b) Heat waves.
(c) Moss.
(d) Rabbits.

2. What was the weather like the night Sacco and Vanzetti were executed?
(a) Clear.
(b) Hot.
(c) Raining.
(d) Snowing.

3. What was the weather like on the night of the party?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Raining.
(c) Cold.
(d) Hot.

4. What connection has Starbuck not made by Chapter 20?
(a) He was set up with the Watergate Scandal.
(b) Mrs. Graham and Mary Kathleen are the same person.
(c) McCone is his real father.
(d) Sarah has married Clewes.

5. What pleasant surprise does Starbuck have in the diner?
(a) A warm welcome.
(b) His favorite meal.
(c) Seeing an old girfriend.
(d) A free breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fate of RAMJAC?

2. Starbuck's mother's laugh sounds like a _______.

3. What is the bag woman insisting to Starbuck?

4. Mary Kathleen calls the men who've helped Starbuck "_____."

5. How does Clewes view his time in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leen mistake Starbuck for Mrs. Graham?

2. Why doesn't Mary Kathleen remember the bad things of Starbuck's life?

3. Why does Starbuck give the paramedics Mary Kathleen's maiden name?

4. Does Clewes accept Starbuck's apology? What is his response?

5. How far has Leland Clewes come since Starbuck last saw him?

6. How does Starbuck view his role in the universe?

7. What does Mary Kathleen personify? What is Vonnegut saying?

8. What is ironic about Mary Kathleen's death?

9. How does Leen feel about Mrs. Graham? How can you tell?

10. How is Vonnegut invoking the senses of Starbuck's experience in his writing?

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