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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the "skid row" hotel in which the narrator has been staying in Chapter 1?
(a) The Harston.
(b) The Mars.
(c) The Redlight.
(d) The Savoy.

2. What does Jack fear in the brush as he travels down the road in Chapter 3?
(a) Raccoons.
(b) Bears.
(c) Rattlesnakes.
(d) Bats.

3. Who is the beatnik painter passed out on the bed in Chapter 1?
(a) Cody Pomeray.
(b) Steven Morris.
(c) Robert Browning.
(d) Brian Santori.

4. The narrator writes that within what time period, he lost complete control of the peace mechanisms of his mind?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Six months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator writes that the flies retreat at night like polite _____ flies in Chapter 5.

2. What does the narrator refer to his nightmare he'd had in New York in Chapter 5?

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 is Kerouac's fictionalized name in Big Sur?

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