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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What old buddy does the the narrator send a letter to in Chapter 9?
(a) Julien.
(b) Gerard.
(c) William.
(d) Michael.

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

4. What book does Jack refer to reading in the cabin at 3 a.m. in Chapter 5?
(a) Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde.
(b) Ulysses.
(c) Finnegan's Wake.
(d) Frankenstein.

5. Which real-life person is the character Irwin in the book?
(a) Allen Ginsberg.
(b) Gregory Corso.
(c) Neal Cassady.
(d) Lawrence Ferlinghtetti.

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

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

8. How much money does the narrator say he'll give Cody for rent in Chapter 17?
(a) $200.
(b) $100.
(c) $400.
(d) $50.

9. With whom did the producers of the television show send Jack out after his performance?
(a) A Hollywood agent.
(b) The host of the show.
(c) A Hollywood starlet.
(d) A prostitute.

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

11. Which author does the narrator say wrote the inanities of the sea because he wasn't going to do it when he's dead?
(a) Wordsworth.
(b) Pollack.
(c) Poe.
(d) James Joyce.

12. What are the black things the narrator sees in the sand in Chapter 3?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Mule dung.
(d) Rocks.

13. What friend of Monsanto's accompanies the group to the cabin in Chapter 17?
(a) Arthur Ma.
(b) Pat McLear.
(c) Jarry Wagner.
(d) Cody Pomeray.

14. In Chapter 5, when does the narrator say he would be going mad in this canyon?
(a) September 3.
(b) November 1.
(c) September 1.
(d) October 3.

15. What name does the narrator refer to himself as a child in Chapter 7?
(a) Ti Jack.
(b) Ti Jean.
(c) Little Jack.
(d) Little John.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9 the narrator writes that he feels he's just a sick what?

2. What poem has McLear recently written in Chapter 19?

3. On what show did the narrator practice his poetry in Hollywood a year prior in Chapter 6?

4. What did the narrator's mother write to tell him in Chapter 11?

5. Where is the character George Baso from?

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