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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Tralfamadorans view every creature and plant in the universe?
(a) As machines
(b) As doomed souls
(c) As sacred beings
(d) As unique individuals

2. What job did Vonnegut have when he was in college?
(a) He was a factory worker.
(b) Working in a restaurant.
(c) He was a chaplain's assistant.
(d) He worked as a police reporter.

3. What is unusual about the war movie Billy watches?
(a) The characters in the movie start talking to Billy.
(b) It stars Roland Weary as the hero of the story.
(c) It plays backwards and then forwards again.
(d) It is about Billy's own experiences in the war.

4. Who rescues Billy from being beaten by Roland Weary?
(a) The Tralfamadorans
(b) American Army Scouts
(c) Bernard O'Hare
(d) A patrol of German soldiers

5. When does Billy believe that he will die?
(a) January 25th, 1982
(b) February 13th, 1976
(c) October 12th, 1980
(d) September 17th, 1979

Short Answer Questions

1. Who catches Billy at his crime?

2. What do humans look like to the Tralfamadorans?

3. Why do the Germans laugh at Billy's coat?

4. How did Billy Pilgrim learn to swim?

5. What type of book does Vonnegut tell his friend he is writing?

(see the answer key)

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