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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does John claim Alfred Nobel invented in Chapter 32?
(a) The submarine.
(b) Steel.
(c) Dynamite.
(d) Gunpowder.

3. What is the elevation of Mount McCabe?
(a) 10,000 feet.
(b) 11,000 feet.
(c) 13,000 feet.
(d) 12,000 feet.

4. Where does Newt's sister live, according to his letter in Chapter 5?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Montrose, California.
(c) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(d) Indianapolis, Indiana.

5. What is the title of the book that the narrator describes writing in Chapter 1?
(a) The Day the World Ended.
(b) The Ice-nine Cloud.
(c) The Book of Bokonon.
(d) Dreams of Tomorrow.

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

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

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

9. How many siblings does Bokonon have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

10. How old was Angela Hoenikker when her mother died?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

11. About how old is Miguel "Papa" Monzano described as being in Chapter 37?
(a) In his late 50s.
(b) In his early 40s.
(c) In his early 60s.
(d) In his late 70s.

12. On what vessel did Bokonon travel from his home island to London in 1911?
(a) The Lady's Slipper.
(b) The Scheherazade.
(c) The White Lion.
(d) The Raven.

13. What does Dr. Breed say that "pure research men" work on in Chapter 21?
(a) "Facts that will help humanity."
(b) "What fascinates them."
(c) "What they are paid to research."
(d) "What they are told to research."

14. What was the name of the man that Dr. Breed describes as having been executed for committing 26 murders in Chapter 13?
(a) George Minor Moakely.
(b) Julian William Anderson.
(c) Marvin Sharpe Holderness.
(d) Andrew James Krementz.

15. What is the title of Chapter 9?
(a) "Vice-president in Charge of Volcanoes."
(b) "End of the World Delight."
(c) "A Tentative Tangling of Tendrils."
(d) "Protein."

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the chip of Ice-nine that Dr. Felix Hoenikker created?

2. What does Dr. Breed's secretary say "God really is" in Chapter 26?

3. What does Dr. Breed accuse John of being a member of in Chapter 21?

4. What is Dr. Breed's first name?

5. Who is the poet that John let stay in his apartment while he was in Ilium in Chapter 36?

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