View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does the narrator pay for a cab down the coast in Chapter 3?
(a) $14.
(b) $8.
(c) $10.
(d) $6.

2. Where does the narrator say is "home" 3,000 miles away in Chapter 1?
(a) New Haven.
(b) Queens.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Long Island.

3. When does the narrator write he had to sweat out a fever in Mexico after the earthquake in Chapter 5?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1952.

4. What is the name of the bookshop owned by the narrator's friend?
(a) City Lights.
(b) San Francisco Books.
(c) City Books.
(d) Beat Books.

5. What is one of the two names the narrator planned on using as a code name in Chapter 1?
(a) Adam Yulch.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) George Baso.
(d) Cody Pomeray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the pet mule of the local settlers in the book?

2. Who does the narrator fantasize about talking to in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 1, who does the narrator say he was hiding with in San Francisco upon his arrival?

4. What sound is overwhelming to the narrator when he exits the cab in Chapter 3?

5. What are the black things the narrator sees in the sand in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 199 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample