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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Starbuck met Ruth, what was she?

2. In college, how did Clewes betray Starbuck?

3. A Frenchman at the airport is angry because of the ________ on Starbuck's suit.

4. What is significant about Trout's name?

5. Why did Starbuck originally stay at the Hotel Arapahoe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Clewes not the prominent political figure he was on his way to becoming?

2. Did Ruth's prophesy about her son come true? What is the nature of Starbuck and Ruth's son?

3. Why did Starbuck agree to be McCone's protégé?

4. How is "tension" a major theme in the Prologue?

5. Is Starbuck's release from prison entering the new or returning to the old?

6. How did Starbuck come to be a millionaire? Why isn't he anymore?

7. Upon being released from prison, why does Starbuck stay at the Hotel Arapahoe?

8. How is "a rich man's trash can" a symbol for Starbuck?

9. What does the arrival of the famous prisoner tie together?

10. What do we learn about Starbuck by his attitude towards the red ribbon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the metaphor of Fender's story of "Vicuna."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss whose story "Jailbird" is telling.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the tool of RAMJAC and how this prominent corporation reflects Vonnegut's ideas about capitalism.

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