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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. How is the fan driven in the ventilation shaft of the bomb shelter in Papa Manzano's castle?
2. What is the one word from The Fourteenth Book of Bokonon, titled "What Can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years"?
3. What is the title of Chapter 107?
4. Julian Castle tells John in Chapter 78, "Truth was the enemy of the people, because the truth was" what?
5. What Bokononist word refers to "a fogbound child"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Frank's house described by the narrator?
2. What is Philip Castle's implication when he asks John if he sells medicine in Chapter 70?
3. What is ironic about the cleaning process in Chapter 111?
4. How is the Papa Monzano's bomb shelter described in Chapter 117?
5. How does Mrs. Crosby feel about her circumstances after the destruction of Ice-nine?
6. How did Dr. Felix Hoenikker die? What clues allude to how he died?
7. What irony and satire can be seen in the "calypsos" of The Books of Bokonon?
8. How do the Hoenikker children describe the passing of the dog as a result of Ice-nine?
9. What does John spend his time doing in his last days after the destruction of Ice-nine?
10. What is satirical about the "writer's strike" that Philip Castle proposes in Chapter 103?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the correlations between Ice-nine and weapons of mass destruction in our contemporary world. How would you compare the destructiveness of Ice-nine to the atomic bomb? What statements do you think that Vonnegut is making with Ice-nine regarding atomic warfare?
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 and analyze the character of Papa Monzano in the novel. How did Papa Monzano come to power? For how long has he been in power? What characteristics does Papa Monzano exhibit as a character and as a leader?
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