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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which college did Vonnegut attend?
(a) Cornell University
(b) The University of Chicago
(c) The University of Dresden
(d) Stanford University

2. What does Vonnegut tell his sons about massacres?
(a) To run away from them if at all possible.
(b) Not to be involved in them, or take glee from them.
(c) That they are a necessary part of human history.
(d) That they are excusable if done for a good reason.

3. Where does Billy find himself the morning after he becomes drunk at the party?
(a) In a prisoner of war camp
(b) On the front lawn of the house
(c) In the backseat of his car
(d) On Tralfamadore

4. What are the Tralfamadorans?
(a) A secret society of optometrists.
(b) Aliens that see in four dimensions.
(c) A group of anti-war activists.
(d) People who become Billy's fan club.

5. What do the Tralfamadorans say when a person dies?
(a) No one really dies.
(b) Rejoice!
(c) That's a pity.
(d) So it goes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Barbara think is wrong with Billy when she finds him in his cold house?

3. One of Kurt Vonnegut's war buddies was killed for. . .

4. What interrupts Billy's attempt at napping?

5. How long does Billy stay locked in a railroad boxcar before it starts moving?

(see the answer key)

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