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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which person dies on the railroad trip in Germany?
(a) Edgar Derby
(b) The hobo
(c) Bernard O'Hare
(d) Paul Lazzaro

2. 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 him to help with the gardening.
(d) They wanted to play hide and seek with him.

3. Kurt Vonnegut tells Mary O'Hare that he is going to call his book:
(a) The Children's Crusade
(b) So It Goes
(c) The Destruction of Dresden
(d) Slaughterhouse-Five

4. What does Billy do the night before his daughter's wedding?
(a) He talks to his old friend Bernard O'Hare.
(b) He calls an old girlfriend on the phone.
(c) He waits for the aliens to kidnap him.
(d) He takes a nap while watching televsision.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies in the railroad boxcars?

2. Which college did Vonnegut attend?

3. What does his father notice about Vonnegut's books?

4. How do the Tralfamadorans view time?

5. Who is "Princess?"

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