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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. With whom does Frank Hoenikker describe having an affair as a teenager in Chapter 89?
(a) His second cousin.
(b) The wife of his mother's best friend.
(c) The wife of the owner of Jack's Hobby Shop.
(d) The wife of Dr. Breed.

2. What does Julian Castle say his playboy days had cost him in Chapter 80?
(a) His liver.
(b) A spleen.
(c) His hair.
(d) A kidney.

3. What is the company that Angela's husband is President of, according to Newt in Chapter 80?
(a) Corporo-tek.
(b) Fabri-Tek.
(c) Intellitek.
(d) The Del Prado Hotel.

4. What catalogue is found in Papa Monzano's bomb shelter in Chapter 117?
(a) Fifty-Plus.
(b) Ambrose Wilson.
(c) Freeman's.
(d) Sears and Roebuck.

5. When was the capital city of San Lorenzo given its current name, according to the narrator in Chapter 60?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1932.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people died at Julian Castle's hospital in ten days after the plague outbreak, according to his son in Chapter 73?

2. What is the title of Chapter 71?

3. What nickname does Frank Hoenikker descrbe being called as a youth in Chapter 89?

4. How many people depart the plane in San Lorenzo, including the narrator, in Chapter 62?

5. What profession does Newt Hoenikker claim after he's left college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is done with Dr. Von Koenigswald's body in Chapter 113? Why?

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

3. What does the narrator comment regarding old men and wars in the novel?

4. How does the narrator describe the morality surrounding the Hoenikker children taking the Ice-nine in Chapter 113?

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

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

7. How is Newt's painting described in Chapter 74? What does it signify?

8. Why does Frank Hoenikker solicit John to take the role as President of San Lorenzo?

9. What considerations does John have regarding Bokononism as he writes his presidential acceptance speech in Chapter 101?

10. How does the author characterize Papa Monzano when he is introduced?

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