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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one of the German soldiers do to Roland Weary?
(a) Takes away his uniform
(b) Mocks his accent
(c) Beats him with a rifle
(d) Spits on his shoulder

2. What does Billy's doctor advise him to do every day?
(a) Take a nap
(b) Pray
(c) Take a long walk
(d) Take anti-depressants

3. What complaint is Billy's doctor trying to relieve?
(a) It takes Billy hours to fall asleep at night.
(b) Billy finds himself weeping for no reason.
(c) Billy has no appetite and has lost too much weight.
(d) Billy is unable to focus on his work.

4. What does the Tralfamadoran compare a moment in time to?
(a) A flickering flame
(b) A bug trapped in amber
(c) The reflection in a mirror
(d) A sheet of ice

5. What did the German soldiers find on Billy when they searched him?
(a) His rifle and bayonet
(b) A two-inch pencil stub
(c) A picture of his girlfriend
(d) The letter from his mother

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Billy make his first public speech?

2. What happens when Billy tries to sleep in the railroad car?

3. What are the subjects of Roland Weary's most treasured picture?

4. How did Vonnegut once write an outline for a book?

5. What is Billy's position in the war?

(see the answer key)

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