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Cat's Cradle Flashcards

1
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What does the author grab “in the face of death”?

A

His passport and my billfold and my wrist watch in his hands.

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What do Angela and Newt grab?

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The peculiar thermos jugs filled with ice-nine.

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Why does Frank want to meet with the author?

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To offer him a job (President of the Republic of San Lorenzo).

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4
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What is the author’s reaction to Frank’s proposition?

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He asked who else was they he told them NO!

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What is his immediate reason? How does Frank assuage these fears?

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Said he would have his back. No one would kill him because it was against their religion to be President.

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What is the definition of maturity, according to Frank?

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Is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything.

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What is a duffle?

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Duffle- the destiny of thousands upon thousands of persons when placed in the hands of a stuppa.

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What is a stuppa?

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Stuppa- fog bound child.

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What was Frank doing at Jack’s Hobby Shop “every day”?

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Screwing Jack’s wife every day.

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What does it mean to saroon?

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To acquiesced to the seeming demands of my vin-dit kind of give up; mercy.

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Why does the author start to change his mind?

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No election so no one would object, also how he would be when he became president.

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What definitely changes his mind?

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Gets to marry Mona.

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What do Bokononists say when greeting a shy person?

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It is not possible to make a mistake.

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14
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What is Boko-maru?

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Foot business.

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What word play does the author use in his poem (homonyms)?

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Soles-soul.

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What does Mona say that bothers the author?

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She loves everyone the same, she does Boko-maru with other people.

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17
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What does he say that bother Mona?

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He wanted all her love for himself.

18
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What is a sin-waf?

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A man who wants all of somebody’s love.

19
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How do they reconcile?

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He tells her he wants her religion too.

20
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What is sacred to the Bokononist?

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Man.

21
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What, according to the author, explains how “pony men moves stones so big”?

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It answered the question itself, dumb terror had moved those stones so big.

22
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What type of ruler does the author plan to become?

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A firm, just, and kindly ruler.

23
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An oubliette is a dungeon made with the only entrance/exit being a trap door. Why is it hard to guess which religious sect the minister Dr. Vox Humana belongs to? What is his motto?

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It was hard to understand because the chicken and the butcher knife were novelties in so far as my understanding of Christianity went. Find another way to get around trouble.

24
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What is “Papa” Monzano’s bed?

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Golden dinghy- life boat of Bokonon’s old schooner.

25
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What hangs around “Papa’s neck?

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A chain with a cylinder the size of a rifle cartridge for a pendant. (ice-nine)

26
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What does “Papa” want the author to do?

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To kill a guy (Bokonon). Rule science.

27
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What is the reason why Dr. von Koenignswald will perform the last rites for “Papa,” even though he doesn’t believe in the Bokononist religion?

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All religions are nothing but lies. Feet make people feel bad.

28
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What does Dyot Meet Mat mean?

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“God made mud”.

29
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What do the last rites consist of?

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Dialects of the litany.

30
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Why, is it apparent to the author, does Frank really want to give away the presidency?

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To do what his father had done; to receive honors and creature comforts while escaping human responsibilities. Working on fuel lines, nothing fancy.

31
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Why does the author decide against inviting Bokonon to the ceremony?

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Because their had to be good and bad everywhere.

32
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What is the sweet bouquet of the rum?

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Acetone.

33
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Who are the targets caricatures of?

A

Some real person, and the name of that person was painted on the target’s back and front. Enemies of freedom.

34
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What is the “sacred obligation” of writers?

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Produce beauty and enlightenment and comfort at top speed.

35
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What are the possible meanings of Mona that the author provides?

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Sublime, cold fish, xylophone, highest form of spirituality gets rid of everything out of life.

36
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Why does the author suddenly respect H. Lowe Crosby?

A

What he was and could do.

37
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What is the only “aspect of progress that really excites” the citizens of San Lorenzo?

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The electric guitar.

38
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How did “Papa” die?

A

Ice-nine.

39
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What do Bokononists say when they commit suicide?

A

Now I will destroy the whole world.

40
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How did Dr. von Koenigswald die?

A

Ice-nine.

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