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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Billy get a furlough during basic training?
(a) He asks to visit his wife before going overseas.
(b) His father dies in a hunting accident.
(c) He becomes ill with appendicitis.
(d) His mother suffers a relapse in the hospital.

2. How long had the British soldiers been prisoners of war?
(a) Two years
(b) A year and a half
(c) Four years
(d) Eight months

3. What happens to Billy in 1968?
(a) He survives a plane crash and his wife dies.
(b) His father gets into a car accident and nearly dies.
(c) He is diagnosed with cancer and undergoes surgery.
(d) His children try to get him committed to a mental ward.

4. What play do the English prisoners put on to welcome the Americans?
(a) Cinderella
(b) Macbeth
(c) Hamlet
(d) The Glass Menagerie

5. Who was in the camp hospital with Billy when he woke up?
(a) Roland Weary and Edgar Derby
(b) Edgar Derby and Paul Lazzaro
(c) No one
(d) A British Officer

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Billy, Paul, and Edgar have to go to the theater from the hospital?

2. What was Edgar Derby's job before he joined the army?

3. What is unusual about Billy Pilgrim?

4. How many days does Billy travel in the railroad cars before arriving at the camp?

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

(see the answer key)

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