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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, who does the narrator say he was hiding with in San Francisco upon his arrival?
(a) Cody Pomeray.
(b) Dave Wainwright.
(c) Ben Fagan.
(d) Bums.

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

3. What is the narrator carrying in Chapter 3?
(a) A knife.
(b) A rope.
(c) A flashlight.
(d) A lamp.

4. How old does the narrator say he is in the beginning of the book?
(a) 29.
(b) 32.
(c) Almost 40.
(d) Almost 50.

5. With whom did the producers of the television show send Jack out after his performance?
(a) The host of the show.
(b) A Hollywood starlet.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A Hollywood agent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Jack Kerouac born and raised?

3. What is the name of the bookshop owned by the narrator's friend?

4. What is Kerouac's fictionalized name in Big Sur?

5. The narrator writes in Chapter 3, "I'm afraid to go down there--I am affrayed in the old _____ sense of being frayed by a whip."

(see the answer key)

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