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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 second number that plays on the phonograph of "Cat House Piano" in Chapter 81?
(a) "Dragon Blues."
(b) "Cat House Blues."
(c) "Jazz in the 5th."
(d) "Lost Highway."

2. What is the capital of San Lorenzo?
(a) Las Lagos.
(b) Bokoni.
(c) Intucka.
(d) Bolivar.

3. How is the fan driven in the ventilation shaft of the bomb shelter in Papa Manzano's castle?
(a) By stationary bicycle.
(b) A see-saw.
(c) An ice-machine.
(d) A hanging cord.

4. What causes the rockslide in Chapter 115?
(a) A UFO crashes into the castle.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A plane crashes into the cliff.
(d) An earthquake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Frank place the hot plate in Chapter 111?

2. What does Julian Castle say his playboy days had cost him in Chapter 80?

3. What does the U.S. Ambassador cast into the sea during the celebration in Chapter 103?

4. What is the title of Chapter 64?

5. By what names does the narrator refer to the sun in Chapter 90?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What irony can be seen at the memorial celebration on San Lorenzo?

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

4. What is satirical about the "writer's strike" that Philip Castle proposes in Chapter 103?

5. What concerns and conflicts arise with the death of Papa Monzano?

6. What causes the contamination of Ice-nine during the celebration in Chapter 115? What happens when Ice-nine is released?

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

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

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

10. How does Mrs. Crosby feel about her circumstances after the destruction of Ice-nine?

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