2. How much is the long-distance phone bill that the poet left behind in John's apartment in Chapter 36?
(a) $500.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $200.
(d) $300.

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

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

5. Why does John go to the cemetery in Chapter 29?
(a) To take a photograph of Dr. Hoenikker's tombstone.
(b) To pay respects to his grandmother.
(c) To pay respects to his mother and father.
(d) To break into the Hoenikker crypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What John describe as the Bokononist word meaning "a sudden, very personal shove in the direction of Bokononism, in the direction of believing that God Almighty knew all about me, after all, that God Almighty had some pretty elaborate plans for me"?

2. What was the name of the man that Dr. Breed describes as having been executed for committing 26 murders in Chapter 13?

3. What is Chapter 12's title?

4. How old was Frank Hoenikker when his father died?

5. To whom is the poem attributed on the tombstone that says, "Mother, Mother, how I pray / For you to guard us every day"?

(see the answer key)

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