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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, when does the narrator say he would be going mad in this canyon?
(a) September 3.
(b) October 3.
(c) November 1.
(d) September 1.

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

3. Where is the narrator hoping to hitchhike in Chapter 10?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Monterey.
(c) San Fernando.
(d) Big Sur.

4. In the forward to the book, to what writer does Kerouac compare his works?
(a) Poe.
(b) Rimbaud.
(c) Proust.
(d) Fitzgerald.

5. What is one of the faults the narrator notes about the cabin in Chapter 6?
(a) No screens on the windows.
(b) No windows.
(c) No bars on the windows.
(d) No fans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator refer to his socks as in the book?

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

3. What old buddy does the the narrator send a letter to in Chapter 9?

4. What is Cody sitting in front of when the narrator arrives in Chapter 13?

5. How high is the cliff the narrator sees the morning of Chapter 4?

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