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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 wrote a fan letter to Kilgore Trout?

2. Where is Dresden located when Vonnegut goes to visit it?

3. What does Billy do when Rumfoord tells him that Dresden did need to be bombed?

4. How does Billy leave the hospital?

5. What did Billy know when he boarded the airplane to Montreal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the German guards in Dresden relieved when they saw the American prisoners of war?

2. How did Tobruk's death change the procedure for recovering corpses?

3. How does Billy's wife, Valencia, die?

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

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

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

7. What does Howard J. Campbell wear?

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

9. What finally happened to Edgar Derby?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that the firebombing of Dresden was a justified act of war? Use research to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What would you say was Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.'s purpose in writing this novel? What is the main message of the story? Support your conclusion with quotes or examples from the novel, or interviews with the author.

Essay Topic 3

The Tralfamadorans have a very different view of time than we do. Write an essay that speculates on how humans will view time in 500 years. Will we still look at it the same way?

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