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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator refer to his nightmare he'd had in New York in Chapter 5?
(a) "Mountain of the Mo Mien."
(b) "Mountain of the Mien Mo."
(c) "Mountain of Vultures."
(d) "Mountain of the Night Terror."

2. What bar does the narrator go to in Chapter 11?
(a) Mike's Place.
(b) Joe's Place.
(c) Mike's Tavern.
(d) Joe's Tavern.

3. What does the narrator say he spends nights thinking about the usefulness of in Chapter 7?
(a) A wire scourer.
(b) A thermos.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A rope.

4. What is the name of the bookshop owned by the narrator's friend?
(a) City Books.
(b) Beat Books.
(c) San Francisco Books.
(d) City Lights.

5. Where does the narrator say that only weeks earlier, he'd fallen flat on his head in Chapter 6?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) The Bowery.
(c) Queens.
(d) The Lower East Side.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is one of the faults the narrator notes about the cabin in Chapter 6?

5. What words does the narrator hear in the meadow in Chapter 9?

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