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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the American prisoners find at the railroad station?
(a) The American army advancing
(b) The hobo's body in the weeds
(c) Several people from the nearby town
(d) More prisoners coming into camp

2. How does Billy's son Robert straighten out his life?
(a) He settles down and gets married.
(b) He stops drinking and becomes sober.
(c) He becomes a Green Beret in Vietnam.
(d) He gets a job delivering phone books.

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

5. When was Billy kidnapped by the Tralfamadorans?
(a) After dinner in 1957
(b) On a night in 1967
(c) During the march in 1944
(d) One morning in 1945

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of book does Vonnegut tell his friend he is writing?

2. What happens to Billy in 1968?

3. What was Mackay's opinion about the Children's Crusade?

4. What are the subjects of Roland Weary's most treasured picture?

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

(see the answer key)

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