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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Pat McLear say he'd rather go to Hollywood to play in Chapter 23?
(a) Shelley.
(b) Kerouac.
(c) Rimbaud.
(d) Poe.

2. What does the narrator see on his porch from the mailbox which makes him happy in Chapter 9?
(a) His handkerchief.
(b) His hat.
(c) His suitcase.
(d) His notebook.

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

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

5. In his last line of Chapter 6, the narrator says the best thing is to not be what?
(a) A drunk.
(b) False.
(c) A lover.
(d) A liar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is singing like Chet Baker in Chapter 19?

3. What is the name of the "skid row" hotel in which the narrator has been staying in Chapter 1?

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

5. Who comes to visit the narrator in Chapter 30?

(see the answer key)

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