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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does his father notice about Vonnegut's books?
(a) None of them have villains.
(b) None of them have been published.
(c) They are all about the war.
(d) Vonnegut has burned every one of them.

3. What are the Tralfamadorans?
(a) A secret society of optometrists.
(b) People who become Billy's fan club.
(c) A group of anti-war activists.
(d) Aliens that see in four dimensions.

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

5. By the time they reach Luxembourg, Roland Weary is reduced to wearing. . .
(a) his hair in a ponytail.
(b) a blanket instead of a coat.
(c) handcuffs on his wrists.
(d) clogs instead of boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the subjects of Roland Weary's most treasured picture?

2. What is unusual about Billy Pilgrim?

3. Why does Vonnegut stop at the Hudson River on the way to see his friend Bernard O'Hare?

4. What do the Tralfamadorans say when a person dies?

5. Where did the soldiers take Billy and Roland?

(see the answer key)

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