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Slaughterhouse-Five | Quiz

Kurt Vonnegut
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Slaughterhouse-Five | Quiz

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1)

Who promises to avenge Roland? (from Chapter 4)

The Three Musketeers
Billy Pilgrim
Edgar Derby
Paul Lazzaro
2)

What did the corpses start to smell like? (from Chapter 10)

Vinegar and bleach
Mustard gas and roses
Melted wax
Axle grease
3)

What do stars look like to Tralfamadorans? (from Chapter 5)

Strings of luminous spaghetti
Pulsating circles of light
Hexagonal specks of light
Glowing bouncing balls
4)

Where does Billy time travel to while in the showers? (from Chapter 4)

He returns to the Lion's Club dinner in 1957.
He goes back to the night when he was kidnapped.
He recalls nearly drowning in the swimming pool.
He becomes an infant being washed by his mother.
5)

How long had the British soldiers been prisoners of war? (from Chapter 5)

A year and a half
Two years
Four years
Eight months
6)

When does Billy believe that he will die? (from Chapter 6)

January 25th, 1982
February 13th, 1976
September 17th, 1979
October 12th, 1980
7)

What do they find in the ruins of a building? (from Chapter 10)

One small child who survived the fires
An American prisoner who had been missing
The body of a priest clutching a rosary
Dozens of unmarked corpses
8)

Where is Dresden located when Vonnegut goes to visit it? (from Chapter 10)

West Germany
France
East Germany
Russia
9)

What is Paul Lazzaro most proud of? (from Chapter 6)

He never stole anything in his life.
He never told a lie to another.
He was able to fight as a boxer.
He never hurt an innocent bystander.
10)

What do humans look like to the Tralfamadorans? (from Chapter 5)

Butterflies
Pale worms
Millipedes
Chimpanzees
11)

Who wrote a fan letter to Kilgore Trout? (from Chapter 8)

Paul Lazzaro
Kurt Vonnegut
Billy Pilgrim
Eliot Rosewater
12)

What do the American prisoners find at the railroad station? (from Chapter 6)

The hobo's body in the weeds
More prisoners coming into camp
The American army advancing
Several people from the nearby town
13)

Why does one of the Germans beat up an American prisoner of war? (from Chapter 5)

He was trying to escape from the POW camp.
He said something that the German did not like.
He was making fun of Billy Pilgrim.
He was mimicking one of the other guards.
14)

What decision does Billy come to while he is in the hospital after surgery? (from Chapter 9)

To tell the world about Tralfamadore
To protest the Vietnam War
Never to get into another airplane
Never to get married again
15)

What does the Tralfamadoran compare a moment in time to? (from Chapter 4)

The reflection in a mirror
A flickering flame
A sheet of ice
A bug trapped in amber
16)

What response does Campbell get from most of the prisoners? (from Chapter 8)

No response
Scorn
Disgust
Curiosity
17)

What does Billy do when Rumfoord tells him that Dresden did need to be bombed? (from Chapter 9)

He agrees.
He starts crying.
He says it was a pity.
He gets angry.
18)

What do Billy, Werner, and Edgar find instead of a kitchen? (from Chapter 7)

A library stuffed with old books
A room that holds luggage from refugees
A large shower with naked girls in it
A pen filled with the bodies of animals
19)

Which Earthling do the Tralfamadorans find the most interesting? (from Chapter 10)

Billy Pilgrim
Charles Darwin
Jesus Christ
Kilgore Trout
20)

Of those below, who was not busy in Dresden after the bombing? (from Chapter 10)

Billy Pilgrim
Werner Gluck
Bernard O'Hare
Edgar Derby
21)

What, according to Paul Lazzaro, is the sweetest thing on Earth? (from Chapter 6)

Family
Vanilla Ice Cream
Sex
Revenge
22)

How does Billy help Edgar? (from Chapter 7)

He gives him a syrup lollipop.
He offers to do Edgar's work.
He reads to him at night.
He hides things for him.
23)

Why does the Head Englishman envy the Americans? (from Chapter 6)

They are young and will forget war sooner.
The German guards like the Americans better.
They are moving out from the camp to Dresden.
They are going to be exchanged soon and go home.
24)

Who does Barbara Pilgrim say she would like to kill? (from Chapter 8)

Howard J. Campbell
Eliot Rosewater
Kilgore Trout
Edgar Derby
25)

What was Edgar Derby's job before he joined the army? (from Chapter 4)

He was a high school teacher.
He was an advertising executive.
He drove a forklift in a warehouse.
He worked in a toothpaste factory.
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