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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Marine major tell Billy at the Lion's Club?
(a) Billy was a great soldier and should be proud of that.
(b) Billy should not have allowed himself to be captured.
(c) Chaplains are silly and unnecessary in the army.
(d) Billy should be proud of his son for joining the Green Berets.

2. Why do the Germans take pictures of Roland and Billy?
(a) They like the Americans
(b) For official records
(c) For propaganda purposes
(d) They are making postcards

3. 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.

4. Why does Billy get a furlough during basic training?
(a) He becomes ill with appendicitis.
(b) His mother suffers a relapse in the hospital.
(c) He asks to visit his wife before going overseas.
(d) His father dies in a hunting accident.

5. What happened when Lot's wife looked back on Sodom and Gomorrah?
(a) She suddenly fell down dead.
(b) She began to weep uncontrollably.
(c) She started to sing and dance.
(d) She turned into a pillar of salt.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the prized possession of the Commander who captured Billy and Roland?

4. Which college did Vonnegut attend?

5. What does Billy's doctor advise him to do every day?

(see the answer key)

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