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

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

3. For what company did Dr. Felix Hoenikker work most of his life?
(a) The Dyno Nobel Company.
(b) Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC.
(c) The General Forge and Foundry Company.
(d) The Putter and Stratton Company.

4. What is the married name of Newt's sister, as revealed in his letter in Chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Quincy Rudolph.
(b) Mrs. Newton B. Anderson.
(c) Mrs. J. Smith Beacon.
(d) Mrs. Harrison C. Conners.

5. What business did Emily Hoenikker's father own?
(a) A shoe store.
(b) A music store.
(c) A candy store.
(d) A dress store.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of Chapter 11?

3. What position does John discover Frank Hoenikker holds in San Lorenzo in Chapter 37?

4. On what vessel did Bokonon travel from his home island to London in 1911?

5. What is the name of the prostitute that John talks to at the Cape Cod Room in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does John discover about San Lorenzo from the advertising supplement in the newspaper in Chapter 37?

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

5. How does fate bring the narrator to San Lorenzo?

6. What are the Bokononist warnings that the narrator relates to the reader in Chapter 4?

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

8. How is the character of Sherman Krebbs used as a means to satire in the novel?

9. Who is Lyman Knowles and what does he represent in the novel?

10. How does Newt Hoenikker describe his interaction with his father on the day the atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima?

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