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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator talks of a tree in Chapter 6 that looks like whose face?
(a) His own.
(b) Rimbaud's.
(c) God's.
(d) Zeus'.

3. On what day does the narrator say he began to get bored in Chapter 7?
(a) Second.
(b) Third.
(c) Fourth.
(d) First.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom did the narrator say, "Allow me to stay here, I only want peace"?

3. What does the narrator say he spends nights thinking about the usefulness of in Chapter 7?

4. What book does Jack refer to reading in the cabin at 3 a.m. in Chapter 5?

5. Who does the narrator quote from "Self Reliance" in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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