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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has the narrator planned to meet incognito in San Francisco?
(a) Cody Pomeray.
(b) Ramona Swartz.
(c) George Baso.
(d) Lorenz Monsanto.

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

3. What is the name of the bridge where the cab drops off Jack in Chapter 3?
(a) Big Sur.
(b) Raton Bluff.
(c) Tuscan Canyon.
(d) Raton Canyon.

4. What is Kerouac's fictionalized name in Big Sur?
(a) Jack Kenwick.
(b) John Kerouac.
(c) John Duluoz.
(d) Jack Duluoz.

5. What are the black things the narrator sees in the sand in Chapter 3?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Mule dung.
(d) Turtles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the beatnik painter passed out on the bed in Chapter 1?

2. How does the narrator describe the mule in Chapter 6?

3. When does the narrator write he had to sweat out a fever in Mexico after the earthquake in Chapter 5?

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

5. Where does the narrator say is "home" 3,000 miles away in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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