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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Billy do when he gets drunk at the party in 1961?
(a) He calls up old girlfriends.
(b) He cheats on his wife.
(c) He yells at his best friend.
(d) He passes out on the living room rug.

3. Why did the German soldiers throw Billy into a shrubbery?
(a) They were angry at him for smiling so much.
(b) So they could take a picture of his
(c) They wanted to play hide and seek with him.
(d) They wanted him to help with the gardening.

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

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Marine major tell Billy at the Lion's Club?

2. Who is Barbara Pilgrim?

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

4. Why do the Germans take pictures of Roland and Billy?

5. What does the author compare the march of American prisoners to?

(see the answer key)

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