A: The plane lands in S.L. and the passengers get off to some kind of welcoming ceremony. When Papa Monanzo is trying to speak he collapses and while he is on the ground Jonah sees Mona put her foot on some guy. Jonah goes to the hotel where he sees a man making a mosaic. The man is Julian castle who wrote the manuscript. He talks to him briefly. While finding his room he sees 2 painters doing the same thing Mona was doing. They plead for him not to tell on them and Jonah is puzzled. When he gets to his room he gets a call to go to Frank H’s house. He goes and meets Newt and Angela. Newt is finishing a painting of a Cat’s Cradle. Julian Castle comes by and tosses is over the balcony.
B: Fecculent- foul with impurities
Paltry- inferior or trashy
Avocation- a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one’s vocation especially for enjoyment
C: Why is Juliamn Catsle so rude? Does he mean to be rude?
Why does Newt let angela bos him around when he is clearly and adult?
A: After Jonah is walking through the cemetery the cab driver asks to go to the shop that sells headstones because he is looking into getting one for his mother. As it turns out the shop owner’s brother is Dr. Breed whom Jonah had just interviewed. Jonah gets some thoughts on the Honneiker family from the shop owner. The man once tried to date Mrs. Honneiker but his brother Dr. Breed stole her from him but then she ended up married to Dr. H. The man was bitter but other than that story Jonah fins out the Frank h. worked in a model shop in town. On the way back Jonah spots the shop and goes in to talk to the owner about Frank. The owner of the model shop was absolutely in love with Frank and praises him openly. Once returned to home Jonah find a paper that discloses the new home of Frank H. A little island called San Lorenzo. Frank hops a plane to S.L. and on the plan is introduced to the Mintons and through them discovers bokononism in a manuscript they give him to read.
B: Nihilistic-a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
Copiously-yielding something abundantly
Cadaverous-of or relating to a corpse
C: Is Jonah “in love” or just “in lust” with Mona?
Does Ice-9 come into play before the plane lands and why does he keep alluding to it so ominously.
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