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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. What happens while Billy is still unconscious in the hospital?

2. Who, according to Campbell, would the Americans be fighting if they joined him?

3. How long does Billy stay in Dresden before it is bombed?

4. What does Billy find in the theater to wear?

5. Why does Bertram Rumfoord not want to hear Billy talk about Dresden?

Short Essay Questions

1. What finally happened to Edgar Derby?

2. How does Edgar react when Billy feeds him?

3. What is the meaning of the last line of the novel?

4. Why, according to the author, is Edgar Derby's speech so remarkable during war?

5. Why was the Polish Farm laborer hung in Dresden?

6. What story does Billy Pilgrim tell Montana when she begs him for one?

7. How did Tobruk's death change the procedure for recovering corpses?

8. What does Montana Wildhack wear around her neck?

9. How does Billy Pilgrim die?

10. How did the English prisoners of war view the Americans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Tralfamadorans have a very different view of time than we do. Write an essay that speculates on how humans will view time in 500 years. Will we still look at it the same way?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay addressing the use of humor in Slaughterhouse-Five. How does the author use humor in the book? Use examples from the text to illustrate your thesis.

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