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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what show did the narrator practice his poetry in Hollywood a year prior in Chapter 6?
(a) The David Lahr Show.
(b) The Steve Allen Show.
(c) The Lawrence Welk Show.
(d) The Johnny Carson Show.

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

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

5. The narrator writes in Chapter 8 that, "ten delicate ____ slowly chewed at midnight is something no one's ever done in luxurious restaurants."
(a) Olives.
(b) Candies.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Chocolates.

6. 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) James Joyce.
(b) Wordsworth.
(c) Pollack.
(d) Poe.

7. What is one of the two names the narrator planned on using as a code name in Chapter 1?
(a) Cody Pomeray.
(b) George Baso.
(c) Adam Yulch.
(d) James Joyce.

8. How does the narrator describe the mule in Chapter 6?
(a) Gauguinesque.
(b) Rimbaudesque.
(c) Martinesque.
(d) Rubinesque.

9. What month is it when Jack is in the cabin in Chapter 6?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) October.

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

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

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

13. What poem has McLear recently written in Chapter 19?
(a) "Dark Blue."
(b) "Beat Bible."
(c) "Dark Brown."
(d) "Lonely Night."

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

15. What is the name of the narrator's cat?
(a) Java.
(b) Tyke.
(c) Toby.
(d) Mick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the beatnik painter passed out on the bed in Chapter 1?

3. What is the narrator carrying in Chapter 3?

4. How many miles does the narrator have to hike in Chapter 10?

5. What does the narrator say it's called when he rearranges the rock in the stream in Chapter 6?

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