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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. Who was in the camp hospital with Billy when he woke up?

2. Who was Paul Lazzaro's one friend in the war?

3. Who is Billy's digging partner?

4. Who is Bertram Rumfoord?

5. What do Billy, Werner, and Edgar find instead of a kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Edgar react when Billy feeds him?

2. What does Bernard's article about human population reveal about life?

3. What do the guards realize after they take the American prisoners back to the slaughterhouse?

4. What did Paul Lazzaro do to the dog that bit him?

5. What does Howard J. Campbell wear?

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

7. What advice does Paul Lazzaro give to Billy Pilgrim?

8. Why does Billy become confused when the skiers arrive to rescue him after the plane crash?

9. What objects were hidden in Billy's coat?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing Slaughterhouse-Five with another novel or book describing events from World War II. Pick one of the following topics as a focus in your essay:

a) Realism about the war.

b) Symbolism.

c) How personal experiences affect writing.

d) The author's attitude toward war.

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