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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 tall does Newt Hoenikker claim to be in his letter to John?
(a) 6' tall.
(b) 3'7" tall.
(c) 5' tall.
(d) 4' tall.

2. In what fraternity was the narrator a member during his college years?
(a) Theta Chi.
(b) Kappa Sigma.
(c) Beta Theta Pi.
(d) Delta Upsilon.

3. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) "Vice-president in Charge of Volcanoes."
(b) "End of the World Delight."
(c) "Protein."
(d) "A Tentative Tangling of Tendrils."

4. 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?
(a) 2000 A.D.
(b) A Glimmer of Ice-nine.
(c) The Day the World Ended.
(d) Moby Dick.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the Bokononist term for a team that does "God's Will without ever discovering what they are doing" in Chapter 1?

4. What does the narrator tell the reader to call him in Chapter 1?

5. Where does the narrator describe the Episcopalian woman living in Chapter 3?

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