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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the American prisoners given showers?
(a) To help kill the lice and germs on their bodies
(b) In order to humiliate the American Army
(c) Because the Germans cannot stand their smell
(d) To warm them up after the cold railroad ride

2. What play do the British officers perform for the Americans?
(a) Sleeping Beauty
(b) The Trojan War
(c) Cinderella
(d) Hamlet

3. Why does one of the Germans beat up an American prisoner of war?
(a) He was making fun of Billy Pilgrim.
(b) He said something that the German did not like.
(c) He was mimicking one of the other guards.
(d) He was trying to escape from the POW camp.

4. What is unique about the coat Billy Pilgrim gets from the Germans?
(a) It's the only coat from a civilian.
(b) It has silver buttons on the collar and cuffs.
(c) It is the only one made from blue fabric.
(d) It was made to be worn by a woman.

5. What does one of the German soldiers do to Roland Weary?
(a) Takes away his uniform
(b) Spits on his shoulder
(c) Mocks his accent
(d) Beats him with a rifle

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy do the night before his daughter's wedding?

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

3. What type of book does Vonnegut tell his friend he is writing?

4. Who is Wild Bob?

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

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