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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Billy Pilgrim learn to swim?
(a) He was on a sail boat that capsized during a storm.
(b) He used to go swimming with other boys in a local creek.
(c) His father threw him into the deep end of a swimming pool.
(d) He took lessons from a girl in a blue swimming suit.

2. What does Vonnegut tell his sons about massacres?
(a) That they are a necessary part of human history.
(b) Not to be involved in them, or take glee from them.
(c) That they are excusable if done for a good reason.
(d) To run away from them if at all possible.

3. How do the Tralfamadorans view time?
(a) As permanent fixtures, like the Rocky Mountains.
(b) It's a nuisance; time goes too slowly.
(c) Like a river that flows in one direction only.
(d) As a gift that should be treasured like gold.

4. What was Edgar Derby's job before he joined the army?
(a) He worked in a toothpaste factory.
(b) He was a high school teacher.
(c) He drove a forklift in a warehouse.
(d) He was an advertising executive.

5. What is unusual about the war movie Billy watches?
(a) The characters in the movie start talking to Billy.
(b) It plays backwards and then forwards again.
(c) It stars Roland Weary as the hero of the story.
(d) It is about Billy's own experiences in the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to the Tralfamadoran, is a concept that only appears on Earth?

2. What name does Roland Weary give to the group of lost soldiers?

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

4. What happens when Billy tries to sleep in the railroad car?

5. Why is Billy taken to the hospital during the play?

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