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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vonnegut still write on?
(a) A telephone.
(b) A computer.
(c) A notepad.
(d) A typewriter.

2. Who is not impressed when Trout tells them free will has been reinstated?
(a) Allie.
(b) Prince.
(c) Zoltan.
(d) Vonnegut.

3. In what state does the author go to see an art exhibit?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) New York.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Colorado.

4. What did people regard Vonnegut as?
(a) Hot stuff.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Smart.

5. What new study does Vonnegut desire humans to invest their time in?
(a) Human purposes.
(b) Human desire.
(c) Human awareness.
(d) Human compassion.

6. What was Vonnegut's first wife's name?
(a) Jade.
(b) Jane.
(c) Jayne.
(d) Janey.

7. Who runs into the Academy informing everyone free will has returned?
(a) Allie.
(b) Trout.
(c) Vonnegut.
(d) Monica.

8. What did Trout's hospital get turned into?
(a) Offices.
(b) Artillery loading zone.
(c) A war zone.
(d) Barracks.

9. What type of alarm goes off after the timequake ends?
(a) A protective alarm.
(b) A fire alarm.
(c) A tornado alarm.
(d) A smoke alarm.

10. What did the government declare as a result of the reinstated free will?
(a) Attack.
(b) Martial law.
(c) War.
(d) Marshall law.

11. What did Vonnegut argue women tended to be?
(a) Swoopers.
(b) Delicate.
(c) Bashers.
(d) Sexual.

12. What ends the play on cue in Chapter 61?
(a) A whistle.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A fire drill.
(d) An alarm.

13. How does Vonnegut feel about socialism in Chapter 25?
(a) Established in it.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Disappointed in it.
(d) Happy with it.

14. What nearly crushes Prince after the timequake ends?
(a) A falling chandelier.
(b) A tree.
(c) A truck.
(d) A door.

15. What was his father chosen to be at his hunting shack?
(a) The camp counselor.
(b) The camp doctor.
(c) The camp preacher.
(d) The camp cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author look at at the end of "Timequake"?

2. Who did his grandfather marry?

3. Which of the following does Vonnegut NOT believe socialism will eliminate?

4. What does Vonnegut think is worth pursuing?

5. What type of family does Vonnegut desire?

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