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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Billy stay locked in a railroad boxcar before it starts moving?
(a) One day
(b) Five days
(c) Two days
(d) Ten hours

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

3. Where does Billy time travel to after the Carlbad Caverns?
(a) He returns to basic training.
(b) He travels to another family vacation.
(c) He travels to the moment of his death.
(d) He returns to the POW camp.

4. What does Billy's doctor advise him to do every day?
(a) Take a nap
(b) Take anti-depressants
(c) Pray
(d) Take a long walk

5. How do the Tralfamadorans make Billy climb the ladder?
(a) They shoot a ray at him.
(b) They threaten him with death.
(c) They poke him with long sticks.
(d) They ask him politely.

6. Who promises to avenge Roland?
(a) Paul Lazzaro
(b) The Three Musketeers
(c) Edgar Derby
(d) Billy Pilgrim

7. By the time they reach Luxembourg, Roland Weary is reduced to wearing. . .
(a) handcuffs on his wrists.
(b) a blanket instead of a coat.
(c) his hair in a ponytail.
(d) clogs instead of boots.

8. Why does Mary O'Hare get angry at Kurt Vonnegut?
(a) She thinks he is going to glorify soldiers in war.
(b) He refuses to drink the tea she offers.
(c) He ignores her when she asks questions.
(d) He gets her husband drunk in the kitchen.

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

10. What is unusual about Billy Pilgrim?
(a) He does not like fighting.
(b) He is an optometrist who is blind.
(c) He cannot remember his war experiences.
(d) He has become

11. Who rescues Billy from being beaten by Roland Weary?
(a) American Army Scouts
(b) Bernard O'Hare
(c) The Tralfamadorans
(d) A patrol of German soldiers

12. What complaint is Billy's doctor trying to relieve?
(a) Billy has no appetite and has lost too much weight.
(b) Billy finds himself weeping for no reason.
(c) It takes Billy hours to fall asleep at night.
(d) Billy is unable to focus on his work.

13. What does Billy do when he gets drunk at the party in 1961?
(a) He passes out on the living room rug.
(b) He yells at his best friend.
(c) He calls up old girlfriends.
(d) He cheats on his wife.

14. What author does Eliot Rosewater tell Billy about?
(a) Kilgore Trout
(b) Philip K. Dick
(c) Kurt Vonnegut
(d) L. Ron Hubbard

15. Why do the Germans take pictures of Roland and Billy?
(a) They like the Americans
(b) They are making postcards
(c) For official records
(d) For propaganda purposes

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the German soldiers find on Billy when they searched him?

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

4. When does Billy make his first public speech?

5. Which college did Vonnegut attend?

(see the answer keys)

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