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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Billy stay locked in a railroad boxcar before it starts moving?
(a) Five days
(b) Two days
(c) Ten hours
(d) One day

2. Why are the American prisoners given showers?
(a) To help kill the lice and germs on their bodies
(b) Because the Germans cannot stand their smell
(c) To warm them up after the cold railroad ride
(d) In order to humiliate the American Army

3. What interrupts Billy's attempt at napping?
(a) The neighbor's dog starts barking.
(b) His daughter calls on the telephone.
(c) The Tralfamadorans show up.
(d) A man comes selling magazine subscriptions.

4. Why did the Englishman say that Dresden would never be bombed?
(a) Because it was a neutral city
(b) Because it was too far from the border
(c) Because it had no war industries
(d) Because the prisoners of war were there

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the soldiers take Billy and Roland?

2. What does Billy compare the guard's railroad car to?

3. What does Billy do the night before his daughter's wedding?

4. What is unique about the coat Billy Pilgrim gets from the Germans?

5. How do the Tralfamadorans view time?

(see the answer key)

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