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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 name of the prostitute that John talks to at the Cape Cod Room in Chapter 10?
(a) Sandra.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Anna.
(d) Marie.

2. Who is the "mail-order muscle-builder" who "vulgarized" the term "Dynamic Tension," according to John in Chapter 47?
(a) Ron Walters.
(b) William Cabes.
(c) George Moakely.
(d) Charles Atlas.

3. What was the real name of the notorious English pirate described in Chapter 48?
(a) George Minor Moakely.
(b) Sherman Krebbs.
(c) Lyman Enders Knowles.
(d) Edward Teach.

4. How old was Newt Hoenikker when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?
(a) 13.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term used for a Bokononist poem?

2. How old is Frank Hoenikker when John finds his picture in the newspaper supplement in Chapter 37?

3. Where was Dr. Felix Hoenikker when he died?

4. What is the title of Chapter 9?

5. What is the name of the woman on the cover of the San Lorenzo supplement in the newspaper whom John falls in love with at first sight?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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