Cat's Cradle Flashcards
Who is Senator McCarthy?
Trying to prove American’s were communist.
Why did Claire Minton clarify the “Americans are hated” statement? Why are they hated?
How the world really is… everyone is created equal… when in reality it isn’t the truth. Everyone hates one another.
Why did Frank give up his American citizenship?
Fugitive. Freud to other place.
What does the statement “Pay no attention to Caesar. Caesar doesn’t have the slightest idea what’s really going on” mean?
Government- pay no attention. Everyday people understand more than the government.
What makes a good society, according to Bokonon?
Providing dynamic between good and evil.
Why is Bokonon happy that “bad” “Papa” Monzano exists?
Face of evil, tension.
Who is Saint Augustine?
Drunkard, reborn strict person.
How did Johnson end up on San Lorenzo?
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What does Bokonon’s poem “Be like a baby,/The Bible say,/So I stay like a baby/ To this very day” mean?
Open and initials.
How did Johnson become Bokonon?
Pronunciation.
Why didn’t Hazel Crosby ask Newt to call her mom?
Didn’t want to be-little him.
What does the author know Newt and Angela have brought on the plane with them?
Ice-nine.
Why doesn’t Angela want to tell the author anything about that day?
What Dr. Breed told her not to.
What does Angela believe her father is?
A Saint.
Who is Frank getting married to (which is why they’re going to San Lorenzo)?
Mona.
What is impressive about Angela’s “accordion” of pictures (karass vs. granfallon)?
Kin and not know. Perfect picture of everyone in picture. Karass cut across from everyone in society.
How did Dr. Hoenikker die?
In his chair. Didn’t suffer at all. Ice-nine?
What does Angela’s husband do? Why does this worry the author (implied)?
Founder of Fabri-Tek. No idea…weapons manager.
What is funny about Nestor Aamons’s path to San Lorenzo?
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What was Claire Minton able to tell about Philip Castle from the index of his book?
Self-indulgent, he is homosexual.
Why were Johnson and McCabe able to rise to power in San Lorenzo?
Anarchy, no one everyone was asked to take it. worthless.
What is the history of San Lorenzo?
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Why was the island never attacked?
Little, ran down.
What did McCabe and Johnson want to create the island into?
Utokia.
What perspective did Newt take on his romance with Zinka?
Broke his heart, looks at all good things that happened.
Why does the author admire Newt?
Head on his shoulder, say most awkward and bad things.
What makes a man a “pissant,” according to H. Lowe Crosby?
Being a know it all.
What is ironic about Crosby’s definition of a “pissant”?
He is one himself.
Why did Newt, Crosby, and the author have a “granfalloon festival”?
Went to Cornell. Looking for super fictional things.
What does Newt say his occupation is?
Painter, artist.
How many cities are on San Lorenzo?
One.
How many citizens does San Lorenzo have per square mile?
450 people per 40 square mile.
What is the warning about practicing Bokononism?
Get the hook.
Who is “wanted dead or alive”?
Bokonon.
How do Bokononists “(mingle) their souls”?
Touching feet together.
What do the citizens of San Lorenzo look like?
Super thin, oatmeal color, poor no clothes.
What is the tune of the national anthem?
Home on the Range.
Why couldn’t the author “observe” Frank and “Papa” very well?
So beautiful can’t stop looking at her. Sees them out of the corner of their eyes.
Why did “Papa” adopt Mona?
Papa confuse, practice stuff hook wanted to look confused.
What is the holiday that is about to occur in San Lorenzo?
Hunger and marter games.
What else will occur on that day?
Official engagement.
What happened to “Papa” at the end of the chapter?
Collapsed.
