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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bertram Rumfoord not want to hear Billy talk about Dresden?
(a) He is worried that Lily is secretly attracted to Billy.
(b) He does not want to have to deal with facts about the bombing.
(c) He does not need any more research about the event.
(d) He does not believe that Billy was really there.

2. Why does the Head Englishman envy the Americans?
(a) They are young and will forget war sooner.
(b) The German guards like the Americans better.
(c) They are moving out from the camp to Dresden.
(d) They are going to be exchanged soon and go home.

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

4. Where does Billy work while he is in Dresden?
(a) In a library
(b) In a railroad station
(c) In a kitchen
(d) In a factory

5. What happened to Billy's partner?
(a) He died from throwing up.
(b) He escaped after two days.
(c) He was beaten to death by a guard.
(d) He was shot for stealing.

6. Who is Billy's digging partner?
(a) An English officer from the camp
(b) A Russian prisoner named Dmitri
(c) A Maori prisoner named Tobruk
(d) Kurt Vonnegut

7. What time of year is it when the war ends?
(a) Summer
(b) Late Fall
(c) Winter
(d) Springtime

8. What is the name of the barbershop quartet who perform on the airplane?
(a) Sixteen Eyes, No Waiting
(b) The Four-Eyed Bastards
(c) The Four Febs
(d) The Eyemen

9. What does Vonnegut imagine doing as he flies over the East German cities?
(a) Talking to the people below
(b) Having a few beers later on
(c) Taking a space ship to another planet
(d) Dropping bombs on them

10. Who broke Paul Lazzaro's arm?
(a) A German soldier
(b) The Blue Fairy Godmother
(c) A Russian Prisoner of war
(d) Billy Pilgrim

11. Why did the English prisoners give their latrine to the Americans?
(a) They wanted the Americans to feel at home.
(b) They were disgusted by the Americans' messiness.
(c) They did not need the latrine because they had another one.
(d) They wanted to be as friendly as possible.

12. Who guards Billy and Edgar Derby as they work in the slaughterhouse?
(a) Two blonde German soldiers
(b) An old man with one leg
(c) Paul Lazzaro
(d) A sixteen-year-old boy

13. Who offers the American prisoners shelter after the bombing?
(a) A blind innkeeper
(b) The Red Cross
(c) A factory owner
(d) An abbess in a nunnery

14. Where is Dresden located when Vonnegut goes to visit it?
(a) France
(b) West Germany
(c) Russia
(d) East Germany

15. How does Billy leave the hospital?
(a) He leaves with Barbara and Robert.
(b) He time travels away to Tralfamadore.
(c) He sneaks out while the nurse is not watching.
(d) He goes to stay with Bertram and Lily at their home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Vonnegut think Dresden looked like?

2. Which Earthling do the Tralfamadorans find the most interesting?

3. Who is Bertram Rumfoord?

4. How does Billy find out that the war is over?

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

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