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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the Cape Cod Room called at the time when the atomic bomb was dropped on HIroshima?
(a) The Casa Mona.
(b) The Red Room.
(c) The White Horse Lounge.
(d) The Navajo Tepee.

3. What is the population of San Lorenzo, according to the newspaper supplement in Chapter 38?
(a) 750,000.
(b) 450,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 1,000,000.

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

5. How is the weather described when John goes to the cemetery in Chapter 29?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Snowing.
(c) Sleeting.
(d) Dry and windy.

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

7. What materials are required to play the "Cat's Cradle" game that is described in the narrative?
(a) Balls.
(b) Mallets.
(c) String.
(d) Runes.

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

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

10. Where does John stay when in Ilium in Chapter 10?
(a) The Del Prado Hotel.
(b) The Four Seasons hotel.
(c) The Casa Mona hotel.
(d) The Ritz Carlton hotel.

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

12. What is the title of Chapter 48?
(a) "Gone, but Not Forgotten."
(b) "The Marines March On."
(c) "Just Like Saint Augustine."
(d) "No More Mud."

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 29?

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

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

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

5. How long is the island of San Lorenzo described as in Chapter 38?

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