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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25 & 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator writes in Chapter 10, "With my mind even and upright and abiding nowhere, as ____ would say."
(a) Kamratra.
(b) Hing Ho.
(c) Ghorn Bhar.
(d) Hui Neng.

2. What old buddy does the the narrator send a letter to in Chapter 9?
(a) Julien.
(b) Gerard.
(c) Michael.
(d) William.

3. How does the narrator describe the mule in Chapter 6?
(a) Rubinesque.
(b) Gauguinesque.
(c) Rimbaudesque.
(d) Martinesque.

4. Who does the narrator quote from "Self Reliance" in Chapter 7?
(a) Thoreau.
(b) Emerson.
(c) Shelley.
(d) Wordsworth.

5. What is Kerouac's fictionalized name in Big Sur?
(a) John Kerouac.
(b) Jack Duluoz.
(c) Jack Kenwick.
(d) John Duluoz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cody's wife's name?

2. Who wrote, "You go out in joy and in sadness you return"?

3. Where does the narrator say is "home" 3,000 miles away in Chapter 1?

4. Which author does the narrator say wrote the inanities of the sea because he wasn't going to do it when he's dead?

5. On what day does the narrator say he began to get bored in Chapter 7?

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