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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. Chapter 76 is titled "Julian Castle Agrees with Newt that Everything is" what?
(a) "Bokononism."
(b) "Meaningful."
(c) "Meaningless."
(d) "Destructive."

2. In Chapter 120, the narrator recalls an advertisement for a set of children's books. What was the title of this set?
(a) The Book of the Dragon.
(b) The Book of Truth.
(c) The Book of Knowledge.
(d) The Scheherazade.

3. What does John call the tornadoes he can see filling the sky in Chapter 116?
(a) Worms.
(b) Spikes.
(c) Giants.
(d) Demons.

4. What does Frank tell Angela she "bought" with her portion of Ice-nine in Chapter 109?
(a) "A brief affair."
(b) "A tomcat husband."
(c) "A trip to Europe."
(d) "A house in the Hamptons."

5. How much money did Dr. Felix Hoenikker earn for each patent his work led to at General Forge and Foundry?
(a) $45.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $200.
(d) $25.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the midget dancer that Newt Hoenikker wed?

2. What Bokononist word refers to "a fogbound child"?

3. Where did Newt Hoenikker create a "love nest" with his bride after they had wed?

4. Ice-nine is composed entirely of what two elements?

5. What is the name of the servant who greets John at Frank Hoenikker's home in Chapter 74?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is signified by Angela's statements about her father's income in Chapter 80?

2. What led to the mass suicide of many inhabitants of San Lorenzo?

3. How is Frank's house described by the narrator?

4. What is Philip Castle's implication when he asks John if he sells medicine in Chapter 70?

5. What is remarked about history from Bokonon's writings in Chapter 113? What does this statement mean?

6. How is the Papa Monzano's bomb shelter described in Chapter 117?

7. What is ironic about Ambassador Minton's statement regarding the 100 martyrs?

8. What does John spend his time doing in his last days after the destruction of Ice-nine?

9. How is John's encounter with Mona described in Chapter 91?

10. How is the theme of inequality of wealth demonstrated in Chapter 62?

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