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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who catches Billy at his crime?

2. How does Billy leave the hospital?

3. Who is Bertram Rumfoord?

4. Why are the prisoners of war taken back to Dresden after the bombing?

5. Where do the American prisoners sleep that night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bernard's article about human population reveal about life?

2. Why do people think Billy is brain damaged after his surgery?

3. What do the guards realize after they take the American prisoners back to the slaughterhouse?

4. What objects were hidden in Billy's coat?

5. How does he explain the symbolism of his armband?

6. What does Montana Wildhack wear around her neck?

7. What is Billy Pilgrim wearing by the time he reaches Dresden?

8. What does the phrase "so it goes" mean?

9. What does Howard J. Campbell wear?

10. What advice does Paul Lazzaro give to Billy Pilgrim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an analysis of one of the major characters in Slaughterhouse-Five. Track their actions through the book and comment on their purpose in furthering the plot or theme of the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Tralfamadoran views of life and death with different religious philosophies.

Essay Topic 3

Write a personal essay, explaining your view of death and/or the afterlife. Describe the basis of your views. Did they come from your family, your religion, popular culture, or from a specific source?

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