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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which author does the narrator say wrote the inanities of the sea because he wasn't going to do it when he's dead?
(a) Poe.
(b) Wordsworth.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Pollack.

3. What does the narrator feed the mouse in Chapter 8?
(a) Cheese and chocolate.
(b) Cheese and nuts.
(c) Cheese and milk.
(d) Nuts and fruit.

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

5. What color is the bridge where Jack is let off from the cab in Chapter 3?
(a) Gray.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the bridge where the cab drops off Jack in Chapter 3?

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

5. In his last line of Chapter 6, the narrator says the best thing is to not be what?

(see the answer key)

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