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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Jack Kerouac born and raised?
(a) Newark, New Jersey.
(b) San Francisco, Calilfornia.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Lowell, Massachusetts.

2. On which side is the bluff to Jack as he travels the road at night in Chapter 3?
(a) Behind him.
(b) In front of him.
(c) His left.
(d) His right.

3. What sound is overwhelming to the narrator when he exits the cab in Chapter 3?
(a) The roar of surf.
(b) The chirping of birds.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Rain and wind.

4. On what show did the narrator practice his poetry in Hollywood a year prior in Chapter 6?
(a) The Lawrence Welk Show.
(b) The Johnny Carson Show.
(c) The David Lahr Show.
(d) The Steve Allen Show.

5. In his last line of Chapter 6, the narrator says the best thing is to not be what?
(a) A liar.
(b) A drunk.
(c) False.
(d) A lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator talks of a tree in Chapter 6 that looks like whose face?

2. How much money does the narrator pay for a cab down the coast in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 5, when does the narrator say he would be going mad in this canyon?

4. What kind of trees is the narrator surrounded by in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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