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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack do while his mother sleeps at the end of their long journey?
(a) Chats with Ben.
(b) Makes some breakfast.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Writes about his journey with her.

2. What does Jack have to do before being admitted into London?
(a) Prove his American citizenship.
(b) Pay an entrance fee.
(c) Have his rucksack searched.
(d) Read some of his poetry.

3. What does Jack say when Angie confesses to him what she is so shocked about in Mexico?
(a) It is how people really should be.
(b) He would never act that way.
(c) It is quite pleasant to him.
(d) It used to be much worse.

4. What does Jack say Bull Gaines's death marked?
(a) The end of the Beat movement.
(b) The death of Mexico City.
(c) The crushing of his writing epiphanies.
(d) The end of his selfishness.

5. Why does Jack decide to finally marry Ruth?
(a) He has a dream about it.
(b) His mother is ill and wants to see him happy.
(c) She gets pregnant.
(d) He gets a steady income.

6. Why does Ruth ask Jack to move out of her apartment?
(a) She has a contagious disease.
(b) She has a rash from his presence.
(c) She loves Raphael.
(d) She doesn't need his money anymore.

7. When does Jack sneak away from Paris to London?
(a) When he has a dream about it.
(b) After realizing he is in love with Raphael's girl.
(c) After receiving a letter from Alyce.
(d) In the middle of a lonely night.

8. Why is Jack looked down on when he enters the dining room of the ship he boards?
(a) He has no money for service tips.
(b) He smells of marijuana.
(c) He is a writer.
(d) He has ragged clothing.

9. What does Angie tell Jack she fears while they drive away from El Paso?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) The mountains.
(c) His addictions.
(d) Death.

10. Why is Hubbard jealous of Simon?
(a) Simon has been published.
(b) Simon is rich.
(c) Jack is better friends with Simon than himself.
(d) Hubbard loves Irwin.

11. Who does Jack plan to live with when he finally returns to America?
(a) Alyce.
(b) His mother.
(c) Simon and Irwin.
(d) Ruth.

12. What does Jack buy with the money he borrows from Irwin?
(a) Some luggage.
(b) A passport.
(c) A plane ticket.
(d) Some clothing.

13. What does Jack enjoy most about his stay in Tangiers?
(a) The creative bursts.
(b) The cheap opium.
(c) The companionship.
(d) The anonymity.

14. Where does Jack's mother live?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Florida.
(d) San Francisco.

15. Who does Jack meet one day by surprise in Paris?
(a) Fred.
(b) Cody.
(c) Simon.
(d) Raphael.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship that Jack travels on after leaving New York?

2. Who does Angie spend time with while Jack is away helping a friend move?

3. Which of the following is NOT something that Angie tells her son he needs to be happy?

4. Where does Jack spend his days in Paris?

5. What does Ruth contract from Jack?

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