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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What words does the narrator hear in the meadow in Chapter 9?
(a) "Roses of the Unborn."
(b) "Roses of the Dead."
(c) "Roses of the Forgotten."
(d) "Roses of Yesterday."

4. What kind of pet does McLear show off in Chapter 24?
(a) A hawk.
(b) A raven.
(c) A bat.
(d) A parrot.

5. What does the narrator write that every woodsman needs in Chapter 9?
(a) A notebook.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Jello.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator refer to marijuana as in the book?

3. Who is yelling in the living room when the narrator wakes up in Chapter 14?

4. What does the narrator refer to his nightmare he'd had in New York in Chapter 5?

5. Where is the narrator hoping to hitchhike in Chapter 10?

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