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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How wide is the island of San Lorenzo described as in Chapter 38?
(a) 70 miles wide.
(b) 10 miles wide.
(c) 20 miles wide.
(d) 50 miles wide.

4. What is the title of Chapter 29?
(a) "End of the World Delight."
(b) "The Marines March On."
(c) "Gone, but Not Forgotten."
(d) "No More Mud."

5. What is the name of the tombstone establishment where John goes with the cab driver in Chapter 31?
(a) Moakley and Sons.
(b) Avram Breed and Sons.
(c) Enders and Knowles.
(d) Anderson and Bracknell.

6. What was Bokonon's christened name?
(a) George Minor Moakely.
(b) Lyman Enders Knowles.
(c) Julian William Anderson.
(d) Lionel Boyd Johnson.

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

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

9. 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.

10. What position does John discover Frank Hoenikker holds in San Lorenzo in Chapter 37?
(a) Minister of Foreign Relations.
(b) Ambassador to the United States.
(c) Minister of Science and Progresss.
(d) Minister of War.

11. What is Dr. Breed's position at the Research Laboratory of the General Forge and Foundry Company?
(a) Researcher.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Vice-president.
(d) President.

12. How old was Angela when her father died?
(a) 25.
(b) 29.
(c) 34.
(d) 16.

13. What Christmas carol do the "girls" of Dr. Breed's office sing in Chapter 20?
(a) "White Christmas."
(b) "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
(c) "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem."
(d) "Silent Night."

14. What is Chapter 31's title?
(a) "End of the World Delight."
(b) "The Marines March On."
(c) "Gone, but Not Forgotten."
(d) "Another Breed."

15. When was Bokonon born?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1932.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Dr. Breed describe the man being hung that had killed 26 people in Chapter 13?

2. What is Mrs. Crosby's first name?

3. How is a "wampeter" defined in Chapter 24?

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

5. What was the Cape Cod Room called at the time when the atomic bomb was dropped on HIroshima?

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