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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rescues Billy from being beaten by Roland Weary?
(a) Bernard O'Hare
(b) A patrol of German soldiers
(c) American Army Scouts
(d) The Tralfamadorans

2. Why does Mary O'Hare get angry at Kurt Vonnegut?
(a) He refuses to drink the tea she offers.
(b) He ignores her when she asks questions.
(c) She thinks he is going to glorify soldiers in war.
(d) He gets her husband drunk in the kitchen.

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

4. What does Vonnegut tell his sons about massacres?
(a) That they are excusable if done for a good reason.
(b) That they are a necessary part of human history.
(c) To run away from them if at all possible.
(d) Not to be involved in them, or take glee from them.

5. Which college did Vonnegut attend?
(a) Stanford University
(b) The University of Chicago
(c) Cornell University
(d) The University of Dresden

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Billy get a furlough during basic training?

3. Kurt Vonnegut tells Mary O'Hare that he is going to call his book:

4. What job did Vonnegut have when he was in college?

5. What are the Tralfamadorans?

(see the answer key)

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