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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. The author believes that what is more important than love?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Enthusiasm.
(c) Common decency.
(d) Passion.

2. What are the Chinese researching as Wilbur and Eliza work with Dr. Cordiner?
(a) Telepathy.
(b) Solar Energy.
(c) The Green Death.
(d) Atomic bombs.

3. Where is Professor Swain buried?
(a) Nantucket.
(b) Turtle Bay.
(c) New York.
(d) At sea.

4. The morning after her 15th birthday, Eliza requests to eat breakfast where?
(a) Overlooking the forest.
(b) On the front lawn.
(c) In the Solarium.
(d) On the dock.

5. When Wilbur and Eliza are children, where do their parents live?
(a) Saginaw, MI.
(b) Sacatawa Lake.
(c) Turtle Bay, NY.
(d) Turtle Cove, MA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Mott always seemed to be what type of a man?

2. Who is Eliza's prince?

3. To their parents, what is different about Wilbur and Eliza on their 15th birthday?

4. Instead of going to bed on their 15th birthday, Wilbur and Eliza do what to their parents?

5. On Wilbur's 15th birthday, what does Letitia admit about her children?

Short Essay Questions

1. On their 15th birthday, why is Wilbur and Eliza's mother so disturbed by their mental incapacity?

2. When Wilbur is older, he reads reports written by Dr. Mott regarding Wilbur and Eliza. What type of information do these reports contain?

3. Why do Wilbur and Eliza pretend to be idiots while growing up?

4. In what style does Kurt Vonnegut intend to write Slapstick: Or, Lonesome No More!?

5. When Wilbur and Eliza are separated, what do they do to cope?

6. When Dr. Mott learns the truth about Wilbur and Eliza, how does he react?

7. What is Wilbur's mood at the beginning of Slapstick: Or, Lonesome No More!?

8. Who does Kurt Vonnegut consider his family, in addition to his immediate family?

9. Who is Kurt Vonnegut honoring when he begins his novel with "To Whom it May Concern"?

10. Why does Kurt Vonnegut admire the performances of Laurel and Hardy?

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