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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Germans take pictures of Roland and Billy?
(a) They like the Americans
(b) For propaganda purposes
(c) For official records
(d) They are making postcards

2. What, according to Vonnegut, will be the end of this book?
(a) And that's the end.
(b) Poo-tee-weet?
(c) So it goes.
(d) Nothing would ever be the same.

3. What is the first thing both the Germans and the Tralfamadorans have Billy do?
(a) Take off his clothes
(b) Sit in a corner by himself
(c) Write a letter to his family
(d) Promise not to run away

4. Kurt Vonnegut tells Mary O'Hare that he is going to call his book:
(a) So It Goes
(b) The Destruction of Dresden
(c) Slaughterhouse-Five
(d) The Children's Crusade

5. This took place in:
(a) Rome
(b) Munich
(c) Paris
(d) Dresden

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Roland Weary blame for his death?

2. What are the subjects of Roland Weary's most treasured picture?

3. What does the author compare the march of American prisoners to?

4. What was Mackay's opinion about the Children's Crusade?

5. What are the Tralfamadorans?

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