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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Billy, Werner, and Edgar find instead of a kitchen?
(a) A room that holds luggage from refugees
(b) A pen filled with the bodies of animals
(c) A large shower with naked girls in it
(d) A library stuffed with old books

3. Why does one of the Germans beat up an American prisoner of war?
(a) He was making fun of Billy Pilgrim.
(b) He said something that the German did not like.
(c) He was trying to escape from the POW camp.
(d) He was mimicking one of the other guards.

4. What distracts Billy from Campbell's talk?
(a) Heartburn
(b) Explosions
(c) Sleepiness
(d) Edgar Derby

5. What do the Tralfamadorans say when a person dies?
(a) Rejoice!
(b) So it goes.
(c) That's a pity.
(d) No one really dies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Billy make his first public speech?

3. What is Billy's position in the war?

4. Why do the Germans take pictures of Roland and Billy?

5. What was it about the Grand Canyon that scared Billy?

(see the answer key)

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