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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do stars look like to Tralfamadorans?
(a) Glowing bouncing balls
(b) Pulsating circles of light
(c) Hexagonal specks of light
(d) Strings of luminous spaghetti

4. Why are the American prisoners given showers?
(a) To help kill the lice and germs on their bodies
(b) Because the Germans cannot stand their smell
(c) In order to humiliate the American Army
(d) To warm them up after the cold railroad ride

5. What does one of the German soldiers do to Roland Weary?
(a) Mocks his accent
(b) Beats him with a rifle
(c) Takes away his uniform
(d) Spits on his shoulder

Short Answer Questions

1. This took place in:

2. How long does Billy stay locked in a railroad boxcar before it starts moving?

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

4. Which college did Vonnegut attend?

5. When was Billy kidnapped by the Tralfamadorans?

(see the answer key)

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