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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What poem has McLear recently written in Chapter 19?
(a) "Lonely Night."
(b) "Dark Brown."
(c) "Beat Bible."
(d) "Dark Blue."

3. In Chapter 1, who does the narrator say he was hiding with in San Francisco upon his arrival?
(a) Cody Pomeray.
(b) Dave Wainwright.
(c) Bums.
(d) Ben Fagan.

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

5. Who is the beatnik painter passed out on the bed in Chapter 1?
(a) Robert Browning.
(b) Brian Santori.
(c) Steven Morris.
(d) Cody Pomeray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bookshop owned by the narrator's friend?

2. What is one of the two names the narrator planned on using as a code name in Chapter 1?

3. What is the narrator carrying in Chapter 3?

4. What newspaper does the narrator find with his name all over it in Chapter 22?

5. What does the narrator write that every woodsman needs in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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