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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. What was the cause of Mary Kathleen's death?
(a) Mr. Graham shot her.
(b) She was hit by a taxi.
(c) Cancer.
(d) She was poisoned.

2. Where does Starbuck go to find Mary Kathleen?
(a) Jail.
(b) Her house.
(c) The harp showroom.
(d) Grand Central Station.

3. What does Mary Kathleen not remember?
(a) Her last name.
(b) Her marraige.
(c) Starbuck's crimes.
(d) Her childhood.

4. Where does Starbuck find clarinet parts?
(a) His suitcase.
(b) The lobby.
(c) Under his bed.
(d) His dresser.

5. What is the harp salesman calculating doing as he talks to Starbuck?
(a) Kicking Mary Kathleen out.
(b) Hugging him.
(c) Increasing prices.
(d) Calling the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Clewes view his time in prison?

2. What is the fate of RAMJAC?

3. At the party, Starbuck feels _______.

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

5. What was the weather like the night Sacco and Vanzetti were executed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Starbuck face more jail time after Mary Kathleen's death?

4. What did Starbuck's life with Ruth embody?

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

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

7. Have Mary Kathleen, Clewes, and Starbuck moved past their ugly past?

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

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

10. Why does the harp salesman want to call the police on Starbuck?

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