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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of Kurt Vonnegut's war buddies was killed for. . .
(a) attacking a guard.
(b) stealing food.
(c) breaking an egg.
(d) taking a teapot.

2. What does Billy do after he leaves the hospital?
(a) He tells a radio audience that he was kidnapped by aliens.
(b) He writes a book about his war experiences.
(c) He goes back to Dresden to see what it looks like now.
(d) He leaves his wife for a movie star named Montana Wildhack.

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

4. When does Billy make his first public speech?
(a) To his high school class in 1940
(b) In the POW camp in 1944
(c) On the radio in 1968
(d) At a Lion's Club dinner in 1957

5. What are the Tralfamadorans?
(a) Aliens that see in four dimensions.
(b) A group of anti-war activists.
(c) People who become Billy's fan club.
(d) A secret society of optometrists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vonnegut dedicates the book to Mary O'Hare and Gerhard Müller. Who is Gerhard Müller?

2. Vonnegut notes that more people were killed in Dresden than. . .

3. How many days does Billy travel in the railroad cars before arriving at the camp?

4. Who does Roland Weary blame for his death?

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

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