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

2. What does Dr. Breed accuse John of being a member of in Chapter 21?
(a) The CIA.
(b) The FBI.
(c) The yellow press.
(d) The communist party.

3. In what fraternity was the narrator a member during his college years?
(a) Delta Upsilon.
(b) Kappa Sigma.
(c) Beta Theta Pi.
(d) Theta Chi.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John describe stopping for a 10-minute layover in Chapter 47?

2. What is the title of Chapter 11?

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

4. What does the narrator tell the reader to call him in Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What symbolism can be seen in the graves of Emily and Felix Hoenikker?

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

6. How is Miss Pefko characterized in the novel?

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

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

9. What is the significance of the literary/religious allusion in the opening of Chapter 1?

10. What irony can be found in Dr. Breed's discussions of superstition in Chapters 16-18?

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