Cat's Cradle | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapters 1-4

1. What is the theme of the book that John plans to write?

The day the nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

2. What is John's vocation?

He is a free lance writer.

3. Why does John travel to Ilium, New York?

To meet the family of the deceased Dr. Felix Hoenikker.

4. Who was/is Dr. Felix Hoenikker?

One of the fathers of the nuclear bomb.

5. What relation is Frank Hoenikker to Felix Hoenikker?

He is his son.

6. Where does Frank Hoenikker live?

On the Caribbean island of San Lorenzo.

7. What is the government of the Caribbean island of San Lorenzo like?

It is a dictatorship.

8. How does John react when exposed to the religious beliefs of Bokonon?

He becomes a convert.

9. What does John learn that each of the three Hoenikker offspring owns?

A vial of...
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