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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Newt Hoenikker when his father died?
(a) 22.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

2. What position does John discover Frank Hoenikker holds in San Lorenzo in Chapter 37?
(a) Ambassador to the United States.
(b) Minister of Science and Progresss.
(c) Minister of Foreign Relations.
(d) Minister of War.

3. What is Chapter 31's title?
(a) "The Marines March On."
(b) "Gone, but Not Forgotten."
(c) "Another Breed."
(d) "End of the World Delight."

4. What is the title of Chapter 28?
(a) "Protein."
(b) "A Tentative Tangling of Tendrils."
(c) "Mayonnaise."
(d) "No More Mud."

5. What is the name of the woman on the cover of the San Lorenzo supplement in the newspaper whom John falls in love with at first sight?
(a) Rachel Marie Monzano.
(b) Mona Aamons Monzano.
(c) Elizabeth McAnderson.
(d) Julia Castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 48?

2. For what company did Dr. Felix Hoenikker work most of his life?

3. Why does John go to the cemetery in Chapter 29?

4. John cites Bokonon in Chapter 31 as having said, "Peculiar travel suggestions are" what?

5. What is the married name of Newt's sister, as revealed in his letter in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the stone angel monument at the sales room in Ilium?

2. What project does Dr. Breed describe Dr. Hoenikker working on at the time of his death? What was Dr. Hoenikker's objective?

3. Describe the narrative style of Cat's Cradle. Why do you think the author employs this style?

4. What statements does the author make about nihilism in Chapter 36?

5. What information does Newt relate about his siblings in his letter in Chapter 5?

6. What is surprising to John when he encounters the Hoenikker burial plot in Chapters 29 and 30?

7. How is Dr. Felix Hoenikker's personality described in Cat's Cradle?

8. How is Miss Pefko characterized in the novel?

9. What irony is revealed in Dr. Breed's assessments of Ilium's history in Chapter 13?

10. How does Bokononism influence the language style of the novel?

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