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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. At what hotel does John check in, along with the Crosbys, in Chapter 69?
(a) The Casa Mona.
(b) The Four Seasons.
(c) The Casa Blanca.
(d) The Del Prado Hotel.

2. What Bokononist word from the novel refers to a man who wants all of somebody's love?
(a) "Vin-dit."
(b) "Kan-kan."
(c) "Saroon."
(d) "Sin-wat."

3. By what names does the narrator refer to the sun in Chapter 90?
(a) Borasisi.
(b) Stuppa.
(c) Pabu.
(d) Saroon.

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

5. What is the title of Chapter 82?
(a) "Zah-mah-ki-bo."
(b) "Gone, but Not Forgotten."
(c) "Boko-maru."
(d) "Protein."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Crosby manufacture?

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

4. Where do Mr. and Mrs. Crosby demand quarters after checking out of the hotel in Chapter 72?

5. What is the name of the training camp for soldiers on San Lorenzo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Bokononism initially banned? What impact did the ban have on Bokonon?

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

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

5. What is ironic about the cleaning process in Chapter 111?

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

7. How is Franklin Hoenikker described by the narrator?

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

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

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

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