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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator write he had to sweat out a fever in Mexico after the earthquake in Chapter 5?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1960.

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

3. What is Jack happy to find along the road in Chapter 3?
(a) The cliff.
(b) The creek.
(c) The bridge.
(d) The trees.

4. The narrator writes in Chapter 10, "With my mind even and upright and abiding nowhere, as ____ would say."
(a) Hui Neng.
(b) Hing Ho.
(c) Kamratra.
(d) Ghorn Bhar.

5. What does the narrator feed the mouse in Chapter 8?
(a) Nuts and fruit.
(b) Cheese and milk.
(c) Cheese and nuts.
(d) Cheese and chocolate.

6. What name did Cody's character have in "On the Road"?
(a) Neal Cassady.
(b) Dean Moriarty.
(c) Dean Cassady.
(d) Jack Moriarty.

7. What sound is overwhelming to the narrator when he exits the cab in Chapter 3?
(a) Thunder.
(b) The chirping of birds.
(c) The roar of surf.
(d) Rain and wind.

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

9. 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."

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

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

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

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

14. In Chapter 9 the narrator writes that he feels he's just a sick what?
(a) Clown.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Poet.
(d) Artist.

15. What is the name of the bridge where the cab drops off Jack in Chapter 3?
(a) Raton Bluff.
(b) Big Sur.
(c) Raton Canyon.
(d) Tuscan Canyon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he spends nights thinking about the usefulness of in Chapter 7?

2. What does the narrator say is God's movie in Chapter 6?

3. What is Cody sitting in front of when the narrator arrives in Chapter 13?

4. Who wrote, "You go out in joy and in sadness you return"?

5. What is the narrator carrying in Chapter 3?

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