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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Barbara Pilgrim?
(a) Billy's first wife, who died in a car accident.
(b) Billy's second wife, who left him for another man.
(c) Billy's mother, who is in a nursing home.
(d) Billy's daughter, who also married an optometrist.

2. What was the prized possession of the Commander who captured Billy and Roland?
(a) His pocket watch
(b) His sheepskin jacket
(c) His ancient rifle
(d) His golden boots

3. What did Vonnegut study in college?
(a) Creative Writing
(b) Philosophy
(c) Political science
(d) Anthropology

4. How did Billy Pilgrim learn to swim?
(a) His father threw him into the deep end of a swimming pool.
(b) He used to go swimming with other boys in a local creek.
(c) He was on a sail boat that capsized during a storm.
(d) He took lessons from a girl in a blue swimming suit.

5. When does Billy make his first public speech?
(a) In the POW camp in 1944
(b) On the radio in 1968
(c) To his high school class in 1940
(d) At a Lion's Club dinner in 1957

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when Lot's wife looked back on Sodom and Gomorrah?

2. How do the Tralfamadorans view time?

3. How long does Billy stay locked in a railroad boxcar before it starts moving?

4. Who is Wild Bob?

5. Where in the city are the prisoners of war kept during the bombing?

(see the answer key)

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