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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Dr. Breed describe the man being hung that had killed 26 people in Chapter 13?
(a) 1782.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1892.

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

3. What was the name of Remington Rumfoord's steam yacht that he traveled the world in with Bokonon?
(a) The Scheherazade.
(b) The White Lion.
(c) The Raven.
(d) The Lady's Slipper.

4. How old was Frank Hoenikker when his father died?
(a) 16.
(b) 24.
(c) 18.
(d) 32.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John stay when in Ilium in Chapter 10?

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

3. What is the title of the book that the narrator describes writing in Chapter 1?

4. How does John describe the aesthetic of Ilium, New York, in Chapter 13?

5. What is Chapter 31's title?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Newt relate about his siblings in his letter in Chapter 5?

2. How does Bokononism influence the language style of the novel?

3. What is significant about Frank's action of staging bug fights in Chapter 6?

4. How is Dr. Felix Hoenikker's personality described in Cat's Cradle?

5. How is Miss Pefko characterized in the novel?

6. How does the narrator describe San Lorenzo's attempt at communism in the narrative?

7. What is surprising to John when he encounters the Hoenikker burial plot in Chapters 29 and 30?

8. What is significant about the stone angel monument at the sales room in Ilium?

9. What irony is revealed in Dr. Breed's assessments of Ilium's history in Chapter 13?

10. What aspects of Dr. Hoenikker's character are revealed through Dr. Breed's stories of him in Chapter 14?

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