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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Paul Lazzaro's one friend in the war?
(a) Bernard O'Hare
(b) Billy Pilgrim
(c) Roland Weary
(d) Edgar Derby

2. What does Billy see in the Carlsbad Caverns when the lights are switched off?
(a) The silhouette of the Ranger's hat
(b) Nothing; he is left in total darkness
(c) About a million bats falling out of an opening
(d) His father's pocket watch glowing in the dark

3. According to this book, by the late nineteen seventies, the United States of America has been. . .
(a) divided into 20 smaller countries.
(b) declared the last super power.
(c) turned into a huge shopping mall.
(d) conquered by the Chinese.

4. Why did the English prisoners give their latrine to the Americans?
(a) They were disgusted by the Americans' messiness.
(b) They did not need the latrine because they had another one.
(c) They wanted the Americans to feel at home.
(d) They wanted to be as friendly as possible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Tralfamadoran compare a moment in time to?

2. What question does Billy ask the Tralfamadorans?

3. Who dies in the railroad boxcars?

4. Where is Billy when he wakes up from his dream?

5. What does Barbara think is wrong with Billy when she finds him in his cold house?

(see the answer key)

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