Cat’s Cradle Chap. 7-17

A: Chapter 7 is Newt’s postscripts to his letter. He says he is not being allowed entry into the fraternity. He also explains why his family isn’t fitting for Jonah’s description of illustrious. And in the third and final postscript Newt announces that he is engaged to be married. Jonah soon discovers that the  woman Newt was to marry has run off after her identity became known. The woman was Zinka, a Ukrainian ballet dancer who lied about her age. Jonah journeys to Illium, the previous home of the Honneikers, and continues his research while he is there. He meets with the Dr.’s Colleague Dr. Breed. Here he learns about the research side of the story. At his hotel he meets a prostitute and a bar tender and learns more.

B: Sordid- marked by baseness or grossness

Desiccated- to drain of emotional or intellectual vitality

Dulcitude- sweetness

C: Did Newt know of Zinka’s true identity?

Why did the prostitute feel so harshly against Frank Honneiker?

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