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

2. What does John say in Chapter 32 "is what we Bokononists whisper whenever we think of how complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is"?
(a) "No more no more."
(b) "Qualms are folly."
(c) "Busy, busy, busy."
(d) "A mystery in the midst."

3. What is the title of Chapter 19?
(a) "Vice-president in Charge of Volcanoes."
(b) "No More Mud."
(c) "Secret Agent X-9."
(d) "End of the World Delight."

4. John cites Bokonon in Chapter 31 as having said, "Peculiar travel suggestions are" what?
(a) "Dancing lessons from God."
(b) "Warnings of a bleak future."
(c) "Kisses from the universe."
(d) "The leanings of fate."

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

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

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

5. What is Chapter 12's title?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is significant about the metaphor of cannonballs in the narrative?

3. How is the theory of "Dynamic Tension" described in Chapter 47?

4. Describe the narrative style of Cat's Cradle. Why do you think the author employs this style?

5. What statements does the author make about nihilism in Chapter 36?

6. What is meant by Mrs. Minton's remarks on indexing in Chapter 55?

7. What statement do you think that Vonnegut is making in regards to politics and science in Cat's Cradle?

8. What project does Dr. Breed describe Dr. Hoenikker working on at the time of his death? What was Dr. Hoenikker's objective?

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

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

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