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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does the narrator refer to himself as a child in Chapter 7?
(a) Ti Jack.
(b) Little John.
(c) Ti Jean.
(d) Little Jack.

2. 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.

3. Who wrote, "You go out in joy and in sadness you return"?
(a) Thomas a Kempis.
(b) Timothy a Kempis.
(c) Michael Willingston.
(d) Jack Worndow.

4. What poet does the narrator refer to in Chapter 5 in relation to himself?
(a) Poe.
(b) Rimbaud.
(c) Picard.
(d) Wordsworth.

5. What did the narrator's mother write to tell him in Chapter 11?
(a) His father died.
(b) His dog had died.
(c) His goldfish died.
(d) His cat had died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel does the narrator say he read in the shack with a shrug in Chapter 7?

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

3. What kind of trees is the narrator surrounded by in Chapter 3?

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

5. What month is it when Jack is in the cabin in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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