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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 long is the island of San Lorenzo described as in Chapter 38?
(a) 70 miles long.
(b) 50 miles long.
(c) 10 miles long.
(d) 20 miles long.

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

3. Where does the narrator describe the Episcopalian woman living in Chapter 3?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Newport, Rhode Island.
(c) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(d) New York, New York.

4. Whom is John sent to write an article about in San Lorenzo in Chapter 40?
(a) Sherman Krebbs.
(b) George Minor Moakely.
(c) Julian Castle.
(d) Marvin Sharpe Holderness.

5. What is Dr. Breed's position at the Research Laboratory of the General Forge and Foundry Company?
(a) Researcher.
(b) Secretary.
(c) President.
(d) Vice-president.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Crosby's first name?

2. What is the term used for a Bokononist poem?

3. What is the book about that the narrator describes writing in Chapter 1?

4. What is the first sentence in The Books of Bokonon?

5. What is the elevation of Mount McCabe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John discover about San Lorenzo from the advertising supplement in the newspaper in Chapter 37?

2. What irony can be found in Dr. Breed's discussions of superstition in Chapters 16-18?

3. What are the Bokononist warnings that the narrator relates to the reader in Chapter 4?

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

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

6. What symbolism can be seen in the graves of Emily and Felix Hoenikker?

7. How does Newt Hoenikker describe his interaction with his father on the day the atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima?

8. What is significant about the metaphor of cannonballs in the narrative?

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

10. What is meant by Mrs. Minton's remarks on indexing in Chapter 55?

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