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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Newt Hoenikker when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 13.

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

3. What word refers to the instrument that brings a person into his "team" in the beliefs of Bokononists?
(a) "Wampeter."
(b) "Karass."
(c) "Vin-dit."
(d) "Kan-kan."

4. Where was the Hoenikker family living at the time that the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) Princeton, New Jersey.
(b) New Brunswick, New Jersey.
(c) Ithaca, New York.
(d) Ilium, New York.

5. For what kind of dog does the narrator describe building a dog house in Chapter 3?
(a) A Husky.
(b) An Anatolian Shepherd.
(c) A Great Dane.
(d) A German Shepherd.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What college is Newt Hoenikker attending when the narrator writes to him in Chapter 4?

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

4. In what fraternity was the narrator a member during his college years?

5. Where was Dr. Felix Hoenikker when he died?

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