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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which side is the bluff to Jack as he travels the road at night in Chapter 3?
(a) His right.
(b) Behind him.
(c) In front of him.
(d) His left.

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

3. What bar does the narrator go to in Chapter 11?
(a) Joe's Place.
(b) Joe's Tavern.
(c) Mike's Place.
(d) Mike's Tavern.

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

5. What is one of the two names the narrator planned on using as a code name in Chapter 1?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) George Baso.
(c) Cody Pomeray.
(d) Adam Yulch.

6. How high is the cliff the narrator sees the morning of Chapter 4?
(a) A thousand feet.
(b) Two thousand feet.
(c) Two hundred feet.
(d) A hundred feet.

7. Who does the narrator and his gang go to visit in the hospital in Chapter 14?
(a) George Baso.
(b) Billie.
(c) Dave Wain.
(d) Arthur Ma.

8. What month is it when Jack is in the cabin in Chapter 6?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) August.

9. Where are the narrator and his friends driving in Chapter 13?
(a) Big Sur.
(b) San Fernando Valley.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Santa Clara Valley.

10. What is Cody's son's name?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Timmy John.
(d) Billy John.

11. What is the narrator carrying in Chapter 3?
(a) A lamp.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) A rope.
(d) A knife.

12. What is Cody sitting in front of when the narrator arrives in Chapter 13?
(a) A nightstand.
(b) A television.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A chess set.

13. What does the narrator say is God's movie in Chapter 6?
(a) Us.
(b) The animals.
(c) Nature.
(d) The women.

14. What poet does the narrator refer to in Chapter 5 in relation to himself?
(a) Picard.
(b) Wordsworth.
(c) Rimbaud.
(d) Poe.

15. How old is the character of Arthur Ma?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 41.
(d) 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, when does the narrator say he would be going mad in this canyon?

2. What name does the narrator refer to himself as a child in Chapter 7?

3. What friend of Monsanto's accompanies the group to the cabin in Chapter 17?

4. What is the name of the narrator's cat?

5. What does the narrator feed the mouse in Chapter 8?

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