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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, which character is described as a strange kid from Oregon with hair like Raul Castro?
(a) Joey Rosenberg.
(b) George Baso.
(c) Dave Wain.
(d) Cody Pomeray.

2. Where does the narrator say he thought he saw a flying saucer in Chapter 13?
(a) Los Gatos.
(b) San Fernando.
(c) Santa Clara Valley.
(d) Duloso.

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

4. What drinks the narrator's canned milk in Chapter 8?
(a) A cricket.
(b) A bluejay.
(c) A hummingbird.
(d) A mouse.

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

6. What author's book does the narrator begin reading in Chapter 17?
(a) Henry Farron.
(b) Samuel Johnson.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Bill Carroway.

7. The narrator writes that within what time period, he lost complete control of the peace mechanisms of his mind?
(a) Six months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Two months.

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

9. At the beginning of the book, what song does the narrator say the church is blowing on the bells in the slums?
(a) "Kathleen."
(b) "Mary."
(c) "A Hymn to Mary."
(d) "O Holy Night."

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

11. Where was Jack Kerouac born and raised?
(a) San Francisco, Calilfornia.
(b) Lowell, Massachusetts.
(c) Newark, New Jersey.
(d) New York, New York.

12. Who wrote, "You go out in joy and in sadness you return"?
(a) Michael Willingston.
(b) Jack Worndow.
(c) Thomas a Kempis.
(d) Timothy a Kempis.

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

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

15. Who does the narrator say that Herman Hesse thought he was in Chapter 7?
(a) Plato.
(b) Rimbaud.
(c) Nietzsche.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which author does the narrator say wrote the inanities of the sea because he wasn't going to do it when he's dead?

2. What does Jack fear in the brush as he travels down the road in Chapter 3?

3. What bar does the narrator go to in Chapter 11?

4. With whom did the producers of the television show send Jack out after his performance?

5. Where is the narrator hoping to hitchhike in Chapter 10?

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