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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the book about that the narrator describes writing in Chapter 1?
(a) The final days of World War I.
(b) Hitler's rise to power and his eventual suicide.
(c) The advancements of technology in the twenty-first century.
(d) The day the atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima.

2. What is the married name of Newt's sister, as revealed in his letter in Chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Newton B. Anderson.
(b) Mrs. Harrison C. Conners.
(c) Mrs. J. Smith Beacon.
(d) Mrs. Quincy Rudolph.

3. Where was Dr. Felix Hoenikker when he died?
(a) Atlantic City.
(b) Cape Cod.
(c) New York.
(d) Princeton.

4. Who was the prisoner that wrote and sent his book to Dr. Felix Hoenikker?
(a) Andrew James Krementz.
(b) Marvin Sharpe Holderness.
(c) William H. Skawinski.
(d) Julian William Anderson.

5. What does the narrator tell the reader to call him in Chapter 1?
(a) Paul.
(b) Jonah.
(c) George.
(d) Harry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the book that was given to Dr. Felix Hoenikker from a man in prison about the end of the world?

3. What word refers to the instrument that brings a person into his "team" in the beliefs of Bokononists?

4. How tall does Newt Hoenikker claim to be in his letter to John?

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

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