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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Tralfamadorans make Billy climb the ladder?
(a) They poke him with long sticks.
(b) They threaten him with death.
(c) They shoot a ray at him.
(d) They ask him politely.

2. What does Billy do when he gets drunk at the party in 1961?
(a) He calls up old girlfriends.
(b) He passes out on the living room rug.
(c) He cheats on his wife.
(d) He yells at his best friend.

3. Where does Billy find himself the morning after he becomes drunk at the party?
(a) In the backseat of his car
(b) On the front lawn of the house
(c) On Tralfamadore
(d) In a prisoner of war camp

4. Why do the Germans take pictures of Roland and Billy?
(a) For propaganda purposes
(b) They like the Americans
(c) For official records
(d) They are making postcards

5. What was Mackay's opinion about the Children's Crusade?
(a) It was a terrible betrayal of the families involved.
(b) It was a bitter waste, but ultimately positive.
(c) It was only slightly worse than grown-up crusades.
(d) It was a glorious event that should be celebrated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Roland Weary give to the group of lost soldiers?

2. Why does one of the Germans beat up an American prisoner of war?

3. What does Vonnegut tell his sons about massacres?

4. Where does Billy time travel to after the Carlbad Caverns?

5. What, according to Vonnegut, will be the end of this book?

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