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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. Why do the Germans take pictures of Roland and Billy?

2. Why does Mary O'Hare get angry at Kurt Vonnegut?

3. What do the Tralfamadorans do with Billy?

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

5. What complaint is Billy's doctor trying to relieve?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the British officers in this particular camp?

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

3. Why does Vonnegut say this book will be "jumbled and jangled?"

4. Why does Kurt Vonnegut use real information from his life in this book?

5. Where does Billy time travel to when the spaceship hits a time warp?

6. What happened to the army scouts who left Billy and Roland behind?

7. Why do the Germans need to record the names of the prisoners?

8. Where were the American prisoners of war kept as they were captured?

9. According to the aliens in Kilgore Trout's book, what is the flaw in the story of Christ?

10. What was the Children's Crusade?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an analysis of one of the major characters in Slaughterhouse-Five. Track their actions through the book and comment on their purpose in furthering the plot or theme of the book.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think that the firebombing of Dresden was a justified act of war? Use research to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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

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