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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 5, when does the narrator say he would be going mad in this canyon?
(a) November 1.
(b) October 3.
(c) September 1.
(d) September 3.

4. What is Cody's son's name?
(a) Billy John.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Timmy John.
(d) Jackie.

5. What words does the narrator hear in the meadow in Chapter 9?
(a) "Roses of the Forgotten."
(b) "Roses of the Dead."
(c) "Roses of Yesterday."
(d) "Roses of the Unborn."

6. How many miles does the narrator have to hike in Chapter 10?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 14 miles.

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

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

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

10. What bar does the narrator go to in Chapter 11?
(a) Mike's Tavern.
(b) Joe's Tavern.
(c) Mike's Place.
(d) Joe's Place.

11. Where does the narrator say is "home" 3,000 miles away in Chapter 1?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Queens.
(c) New Haven.
(d) Long Island.

12. The narrator talks of a tree in Chapter 6 that looks like whose face?
(a) His own.
(b) Zeus'.
(c) God's.
(d) Rimbaud's.

13. How high is the cliff the narrator sees the morning of Chapter 4?
(a) Two thousand feet.
(b) A hundred feet.
(c) Two hundred feet.
(d) A thousand feet.

14. What does the narrator envy of Montesanto's?
(a) A rolltop desk.
(b) His family.
(c) His bookstore.
(d) His wife.

15. How much money does the narrator pay for a cab down the coast in Chapter 3?
(a) $6.
(b) $14.
(c) $8.
(d) $10.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What book does Jack refer to reading in the cabin at 3 a.m. in Chapter 5?

3. What was Montesanto's nickname in college?

4. In Chapter 20, Arthur Ma asks why did who keep a notebook?

5. What does the narrator refer to his nightmare he'd had in New York in Chapter 5?

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