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

2. How long does Billy stay in Dresden before it is bombed?

3. What is the one thing that causes Billy to cry during the war?

4. What does Billy find outside the inn?

5. According to this book, by the late nineteen seventies, the United States of America has been. . .

Short Essay Questions

1. What finally happened to Edgar Derby?

2. Why were there so many girls at the slaughterhouse?

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

4. Why does Billy become confused when the skiers arrive to rescue him after the plane crash?

5. Why does Billy travel to New York?

6. How does Edgar react when Billy feeds him?

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

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

9. What did Billy Pilgrim ultimately learn from the Tralfamadorans?

10. Why, according to the author, is Edgar Derby's speech so remarkable during war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research and write a paper describing the bombing of Dresden in 1944.

Essay Topic 2

Roland Weary can be said to personify the typical American war hero, while Billy Pilgrim is anything but. Write an essay comparing these two characters. Which is more heroic?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Vonnegut's story structure with conventional novels. How does his free associative writing affect the story that he is telling?

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