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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 11?

2. What is Dr. Breed's first name?

3. How much is the long-distance phone bill that the poet left behind in John's apartment in Chapter 36?

4. 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?

5. What is the title of Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What irony is revealed in Dr. Breed's assessments of Ilium's history in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

6. How is Miss Pefko characterized in the novel?

7. How is Dr. Felix Hoenikker's personality described in Cat's Cradle?

8. What does John discover about San Lorenzo from the advertising supplement in the newspaper in Chapter 37?

9. What information does Newt relate about his siblings in his letter in Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the narrative style of Cat's Cradle. From whose perspective is the narrative related? Why do you think the author chose to relate the narrative in this style? How would the narrative differ if it were related from a different narrative perspective?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the plot structure of Cat's Cradle. Where in the story do the exposition and rising action occur? What comprises the climax of the story? How would you describe the falling action and denouement of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the book The Day the World Ended. What was this book initially to be about? What does it end up being about? What irony can be seen in this book and its title?

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