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Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
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Summary
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Five Key Questions
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
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Character List
Billy Pilgrim
Roland Weary
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Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
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Billy Pilgrim
Bertram Copeland Rumfoord
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Roland Weary
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Slaughterhouse-Five and the Vietnam War
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Chapter 7 Quiz
1
of 5
According to the Tralfamadorians, what are Valencia and her father, along with every other animal and plant on Earth?
Living creatures
Machines
Mindless consumers
Miracles
2
of 5
What is the name of the barbershop quartet of optometrists that serenades the plane's passengers?
The Polish Coal Miners
The Dead-eyed Devils
The Four Optometrists
The Four-eyed Bastards
3
of 5
What is the name of the mountain that Billy's plane crashes into?
Sugarbush Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugar Mountain
Loaf Mountain
4
of 5
Where are Billy, Edgar Derby, and Werner Gluck trying to go on Billy's first evening in Dresden?
The slaughterhouse
The locker room
The prison kitchen
The exit
5
of 5
After his plane accident, another Dresden time trip takes Billy to a factory that manufactures ___.
Golden syrup
Corn syrup
Birch syrup
Malt syrup
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