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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 the narrator describe the Episcopalian woman living in Chapter 3?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(c) Newport, Rhode Island.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.

2. What is the name of the book that was given to Dr. Felix Hoenikker from a man in prison about the end of the world?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) 2000 A.D.
(c) A Glimmer of Ice-nine.
(d) The Day the World Ended.

3. Where was Bokonon born?
(a) Tobago.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Jamaica.

4. How many siblings does Bokonon have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

5. How old is Frank Hoenikker when John finds his picture in the newspaper supplement in Chapter 37?
(a) 29.
(b) 26.
(c) 32.
(d) 36.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the elevation of Mount McCabe?

2. How wide is the island of San Lorenzo described as in Chapter 38?

3. What Christmas carol do the "girls" of Dr. Breed's office sing in Chapter 20?

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

5. What is Mrs. Crosby's first name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is ironic about the scientific work done for the military at the General Forge and Foundry Company?

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

9. How is Bokonon's history and arrival at San Lorenzo described in Chapter 48?

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

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