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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Billy time travel to while in the showers?
(a) He returns to the Lion's Club dinner in 1957.
(b) He goes back to the night when he was kidnapped.
(c) He recalls nearly drowning in the swimming pool.
(d) He becomes an infant being washed by his mother.

3. What are the subjects of Roland Weary's most treasured picture?
(a) A naked woman and a Shetland pony
(b) His car and his rifle
(c) His best friends back in the United States
(d) His mother and his sister

4. How many days does Billy travel in the railroad cars before arriving at the camp?
(a) Five days
(b) Ten days
(c) Six days
(d) Twelve days

5. How did Vonnegut once write an outline for a book?
(a) Typing on a continuous roll of paper
(b) On a roll of wallpaper with a crayon
(c) In the back of a flatbed truck
(d) On a matchbook cover by candlelight

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only book Billy can read on the trip to Tralfamadore?

2. What does the Head Englishman give the American soldiers in the theater?

3. Why was Trout so surprised to meet Billy?

4. What response does Campbell get from most of the prisoners?

5. What question does Billy ask the Tralfamadorans?

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