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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dies in the railroad boxcars?
(a) Bernard O'Hare
(b) Kurt Vonnegut
(c) Roland Weary
(d) Wild Bob

2. Why did the Germans who survived the bombing flee from Dresden?
(a) They were afraid the Allies would bomb it again.
(b) There was no supply of water in the city.
(c) There was no food left in the city to eat.
(d) They were afraid of the invading Russians.

3. Why does Billy get a furlough during basic training?
(a) He asks to visit his wife before going overseas.
(b) His father dies in a hunting accident.
(c) He becomes ill with appendicitis.
(d) His mother suffers a relapse in the hospital.

4. Who does Barbara Pilgrim say she would like to kill?
(a) Kilgore Trout
(b) Howard J. Campbell
(c) Eliot Rosewater
(d) Edgar Derby

5. What does Billy find in the theater to wear?
(a) A new overcoat
(b) Somebody's fur hat
(c) Cinderella's gown
(d) Silver boots

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the prisoners of war taken back to Dresden after the bombing?

2. What does Billy do the night before his daughter's wedding?

3. Who is Billy's digging partner?

4. What is Kilgore Trout doing when Billy first meets him?

5. How long had the British soldiers been prisoners of war?

(see the answer key)

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