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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 did the Polish song remind Billy about?

2. What does Billy find outside the inn?

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

4. Who guards Billy and Edgar Derby as they work in the slaughterhouse?

5. Who, according to the author, died two days before he wrote this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why were the German guards in Dresden relieved when they saw the American prisoners of war?

5. What is Billy Pilgrim wearing by the time he reaches Dresden?

6. Why is Kilgore Trout shadowing Billy at the anniversary party?

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

8. What is echolalia?

9. What finally happened to Edgar Derby?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Howard J. Campbell appears in another novel by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr, called Mother Night. Compare the character as depicted in that novel with the Howard J. Campbell that appears in Slaughterhouse-Five.

Essay Topic 3

Is Slaughterhouse-Five an historical fiction or a science fiction? Write an essay defining each genre and answering this question. Use examples from the text to support your opinion.

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