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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator want Evelyin to meet in Chapter 33?
(a) Billie.
(b) Susanne.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Romana.

2. What kind of restaurant does the narrator go with his new acquaintances in Chapter 28?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Vietnamese.
(c) Filipino.
(d) Thai.

3. What was Montesanto's nickname in college?
(a) Chessmaster.
(b) Graybeard.
(c) Smiler.
(d) Poet.

4. What does the narrator write that the fishes of the sea speak in Chapter 7?
(a) Latin.
(b) French.
(c) Breton.
(d) German.

5. What is the name of the pet mule of the local settlers in the book?
(a) Bingo.
(b) Alf.
(c) Robert.
(d) Jojo.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What words does the narrator hear in the meadow in Chapter 9?

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

5. Where does the narrator say that only weeks earlier, he'd fallen flat on his head in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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