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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the new generation of kids who wear ragged but strangely elegant clothing called?
(a) Beaties.
(b) Beat Dandies.
(c) Beatettes.
(d) Beat Fancies.

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

4. Who is the beatnik painter passed out on the bed in Chapter 1?
(a) Cody Pomeray.
(b) Brian Santori.
(c) Robert Browning.
(d) Steven Morris.

5. Where is the narrator hoping to hitchhike in Chapter 10?
(a) San Fernando.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Monterey.
(d) Big Sur.

6. Who has the narrator planned to meet incognito in San Francisco?
(a) Ramona Swartz.
(b) Cody Pomeray.
(c) George Baso.
(d) Lorenz Monsanto.

7. On what day does the narrator say he began to get bored in Chapter 7?
(a) Second.
(b) First.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Third.

8. Who does Jack curse himself for returning to the cabin with later in Chapter 5?
(a) George Baso.
(b) Arthur Ma.
(c) Cody Pomeray.
(d) Dave Wain.

9. What does the narrator refer to his nightmare he'd had in New York in Chapter 5?
(a) "Mountain of the Mo Mien."
(b) "Mountain of the Night Terror."
(c) "Mountain of the Mien Mo."
(d) "Mountain of Vultures."

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator refer to his socks as in the book?

3. Who does the narrator and his gang go to visit in the hospital in Chapter 14?

4. What novel does the narrator say he read in the shack with a shrug in Chapter 7?

5. The narrator writes that the flies retreat at night like polite _____ flies in Chapter 5.

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