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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, 17 & 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does the narrator say has prevailed over the American male's ideals now in Chapter 10?
(a) The P.T.A.
(b) Family.
(c) The television.
(d) The A.S.P.C.A.

4. Who drives the narrator to see Cody in Chapter 17?
(a) Dave Wain.
(b) Lorenzo Monsanto.
(c) Cody Pomeray.
(d) Arthur Ma.

5. The narrator writes that the ferns are like those of the what Scripture in Chapter 5?
(a) Amantara.
(b) Svitarisha.
(c) Shiksara.
(d) Lankavatara.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the pet mule of the local settlers in the book?

3. In Chapter 5, when does the narrator say he would be going mad in this canyon?

4. At the beginning of the book, what song does the narrator say the church is blowing on the bells in the slums?

5. The narrator writes that within what time period, he lost complete control of the peace mechanisms of his mind?

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