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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Tralfamadorans say when a person dies?
(a) That's a pity.
(b) No one really dies.
(c) So it goes.
(d) Rejoice!

2. Why does Vonnegut stop at the Hudson River on the way to see his friend Bernard O'Hare?
(a) His daughter had never seen a river before.
(b) He wants to see if he can catch a trout.
(c) They want to go swimming in the water.
(d) It reminds him of the Danube River.

3. What is unusual about Billy Pilgrim?
(a) He does not like fighting.
(b) He has become
(c) He cannot remember his war experiences.
(d) He is an optometrist who is blind.

4. What is Billy's position in the war?
(a) Corporal in Support Services
(b) Chaplain's assistant
(c) Private in the Infantry
(d) Second lieutenant

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. One of Kurt Vonnegut's war buddies was killed for. . .

3. What does Barbara think is wrong with Billy when she finds him in his cold house?

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

5. Which college did Vonnegut attend?

(see the answer key)

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