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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the Tralfamadorans view time?
(a) It's a nuisance; time goes too slowly.
(b) As a gift that should be treasured like gold.
(c) Like a river that flows in one direction only.
(d) As permanent fixtures, like the Rocky Mountains.

3. Why does Billy get a furlough during basic training?
(a) He becomes ill with appendicitis.
(b) He asks to visit his wife before going overseas.
(c) His father dies in a hunting accident.
(d) His mother suffers a relapse in the hospital.

4. What is the name of the barbershop quartet who perform on the airplane?
(a) Sixteen Eyes, No Waiting
(b) The Four-Eyed Bastards
(c) The Eyemen
(d) The Four Febs

5. What does Billy find in the theater to wear?
(a) A new overcoat
(b) Cinderella's gown
(c) Somebody's fur hat
(d) Silver boots

Short Answer Questions

1. What work does Billy do as a prisoner of war?

2. Why was Trout so surprised to meet Billy?

3. What is the source of the "animal magnetism" that Billy feels in the hospital?

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

5. What do the American pilots do when they see the prisoners of war walking through Dresden after the bombing?

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