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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. What was Trout doing when the timequake went into effect?

2. What are Trout's actions a reflection of?

3. Which of the following are NOT mentioned as possible addictions?

4. Who wrote "Our Town".

5. Who wrote "The Sisters B-36"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ideas are the author's expressions a major reflection of?

2. What does the author bemoan losing appreciation for during the timequake?

3. Where did the police find Trout and why?

4. Why does Zoltan become excited in Chapter 19?

5. What were the Peppers doing when the timequake struck?

6. Who is Monica Pepper?

7. What happens in "Bingo Bunker Party"?

8. What happened to people in the western hemisphere when the timequake ended and why?

9. How does the author feel about humanism?

10. What happens to Fleon Sunoco?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why such mayhem and chaos results from the return of free will post timequake.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and explain how humans begin to see evolution failing its inhabitants. What is observed in "Timequake" to bring about this idea?

Essay Topic 3

Explain and describe how Vonnegut's attitude and mentality on life reflects a humanist's perspective.

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