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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Vonnegut dedicates the book to Mary O'Hare and Gerhard Müller. Who is Gerhard Müller?
(a) A taxi-driver in Dresde
(b) A guard in the prison camp
(c) A policeman in Chicago
(d) The author of a book on massacres

2. By the time they reach Luxembourg, Roland Weary is reduced to wearing. . .
(a) a blanket instead of a coat.
(b) his hair in a ponytail.
(c) clogs instead of boots.
(d) handcuffs on his wrists.

3. When does Billy make his first public speech?
(a) At a Lion's Club dinner in 1957
(b) On the radio in 1968
(c) In the POW camp in 1944
(d) To his high school class in 1940

4. What does Billy do after he leaves the hospital?
(a) He leaves his wife for a movie star named Montana Wildhack.
(b) He tells a radio audience that he was kidnapped by aliens.
(c) He goes back to Dresden to see what it looks like now.
(d) He writes a book about his war experiences.

5. What was Mackay's opinion about the Children's Crusade?
(a) It was a terrible betrayal of the families involved.
(b) It was only slightly worse than grown-up crusades.
(c) It was a glorious event that should be celebrated.
(d) It was a bitter waste, but ultimately positive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kurt Vonnegut tells Mary O'Hare that he is going to call his book:

2. What was the prized possession of the Commander who captured Billy and Roland?

3. What, according to Vonnegut, will be the end of this book?

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

5. What name does Roland Weary give to the group of lost soldiers?

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