View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barnhouse tell the secret service about his talent?

2. What is the name of the project the government wants to test Barnhouse with?

3. In "The Lie," what grade level attends school at Whitehill Academy?

4. Why does Madge step into the woman's body?

5. Where does David get lost while looking for a deer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select one story from this collection and write a critical analysis that focuses on the story's relationship to reality. Form an argument about the "usefulness" of the story as many of Vonnegut's tales seem to carry a message or warning for the reader.

Essay Topic 2

Choose three stories that have children as characters and analyze the use of children in these stories. How does Vonnegut describe childhood? How do children differ from the adults in the stories? Which stories use children effectively to make a point and which do not?

Essay Topic 3

East coast settings prevail in Welcome to the Monkey House. Choose two or three of the stories where the setting functions as a character. Explain how the setting is like a character, what it does for the plot and the people in it, and what the setting is meant to represent.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 277 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample