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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dies in the railroad boxcars?
(a) Roland Weary
(b) Bernard O'Hare
(c) Wild Bob
(d) Kurt Vonnegut

2. Where did the diamond in Valencia's engagement ring come from?
(a) The coat Billy wore in the POW camp
(b) Billy found it in Dresden
(c) It was an heirloom in Billy's family
(d) Her father gave it to Billy

3. What distracts Billy from Campbell's talk?
(a) Explosions
(b) Edgar Derby
(c) Sleepiness
(d) Heartburn

4. What question does the Frenchman ask about the Grand Canyon?
(a) How many species living in the canyon had gone extinct
(b) If you could go white water rafting on the river
(c) If many people commit suicide by jumping into the canyon
(d) If there were any good hotels inside the canyon itself

5. What do the American pilots do when they see the prisoners of war walking through Dresden after the bombing?
(a) Fire bullets at them
(b) Drop packages of food
(c) Stop to rescue them
(d) Drop leaflets about freedom

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Germans laugh at Billy's coat?

2. Why did the German soldiers throw Billy into a shrubbery?

3. What author does Eliot Rosewater tell Billy about?

4. What surprised the British officers most about the American prisoners?

5. Why is Billy taken to the hospital during the play?

(see the answer key)

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