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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billy's son Robert straighten out his life?

2. What happened when Lot's wife looked back on Sodom and Gomorrah?

3. What play do the British officers perform for the Americans?

4. Who is "Princess?"

5. What happens to Billy in 1968?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Billy keep a framed copy of the Serenity Prayer in his office?

2. Why did Roland Weary start to beat and kick Billy?

3. Why does the author keep reminding the reader that Edgar Derby will die in Dresden?

4. Why do the soliders not want Billy to sleep near them?

5. How did Billy finally get some sleep?

6. Why is it unusual for Kurt Vonnegut to appear in this book as a character?

7. When does Billy Pilgrim first experience being unstuck in time?

8. What does Billy extrapolate happening after the end of the war movie he is watching on the night before his daughter's wedding?

9. Why were Roland Weary's feet so bloody?

10. What parts of Ilium remind Billy of the ruined towns in World War II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Tralfamadoran views of life and death with different religious philosophies.

Essay Topic 2

Research the life of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., particularly his experiences during World War II. Write an essay describing how his experiences may have influenced his writing.

Essay Topic 3

Write a personal essay, explaining your view of death and/or the afterlife. Describe the basis of your views. Did they come from your family, your religion, popular culture, or from a specific source?

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