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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Jack's friend in Africa?
(a) Hugh.
(b) Humphrey.
(c) Hubbard.
(d) Howard.

3. What does Jack do to protect himself when he wakes up on his first night in Mexico?
(a) Wraps himself in his blanket.
(b) Runs out of the hotel.
(c) Tries to get as drunk as possible.
(d) Hides under the bed.

4. Where does Jack decide to go to write a new novel after returning to Florida?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Seattle
(c) San Francisco.
(d) London.

5. What is Jack so shocked about when his journey with his mother finally ends?
(a) He does not recognize it.
(b) His mother does not like it.
(c) His friends are there to greet him.
(d) His town is ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Raphael do with his painting of the David?

2. What does Jack's mother learn about Mexico when she sees a church there?

3. What does Angie tell Jack she fears while they drive away from El Paso?

4. When does Jack regain his excitement for the trip to Tangiers?

5. Where does Jack spend his days in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Angie describe what love should be like to her son?

2. How does Jack feel about the Beat society by the time he is ready to leave Tangiers?

3. What happens to Cody shortly after Jack leaves for Florida?

4. What is Jack and Angie's new apartment like?

5. Why does Jack think childbirth is a disservice?

6. What is one of Jack's main reasons for wanting to move back to California?

7. Where is Jack living at the end of the book, and how does he feel about it?

8. What does Angie do when she finds out that Ben is a Buddhist?

9. How does Irwin describe Hubbard?

10. How does Hubbard survive in Tangiers with no real work?

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