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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 58-68.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Bokonon born?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Tobago.

3. When was the capital city of San Lorenzo given its current name, according to the narrator in Chapter 60?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1922.

4. What is the title of Chapter 19?
(a) "Secret Agent X-9."
(b) "Vice-president in Charge of Volcanoes."
(c) "No More Mud."
(d) "End of the World Delight."

5. What is the name of the tombstone establishment where John goes with the cab driver in Chapter 31?
(a) Avram Breed and Sons.
(b) Anderson and Bracknell.
(c) Moakley and Sons.
(d) Enders and Knowles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say in Chapter 32 "is what we Bokononists whisper whenever we think of how complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is"?

2. Who is the "mail-order muscle-builder" who "vulgarized" the term "Dynamic Tension," according to John in Chapter 47?

3. Who is the eccentril elevator operator that John encounters in Chapter 28?

4. What materials are required to play the "Cat's Cradle" game that is described in the narrative?

5. What was the real name of the notorious English pirate described in Chapter 48?

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