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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator compare the black rocks to in Chapter 4?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Castles.
(c) Prisons.
(d) Vultures.

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

4. In the forward to the book, to what writer does Kerouac compare his works?
(a) Rimbaud.
(b) Proust.
(c) Poe.
(d) Fitzgerald.

5. What does the narrator say he spends nights thinking about the usefulness of in Chapter 7?
(a) A wire scourer.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A rope.
(d) A thermos.

6. 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.

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

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

9. For how long does the narrator write that he will go crazy in Chapter 8?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

10. What kind of trees is the narrator surrounded by in Chapter 3?
(a) Pine.
(b) Redwood.
(c) Maple.
(d) Oak.

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

12. Who arrives after the gang at the cabin in Chapter 18?
(a) Pomeray.
(b) McLear.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Ma.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet does the narrator refer to in Chapter 5 in relation to himself?

2. What kind of cat did the narrator have?

3. The narrator writes that the ferns are like those of the what Scripture in Chapter 5?

4. What is the name of the pet mule of the local settlers in the book?

5. Where are the narrator and his friends driving in Chapter 13?

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