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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 say Pat McLear is handsome enough to play in the movies?
(a) Billy the Kid.
(b) Jesse James.
(c) Rick Hughs.
(d) Dwight Eisenhower.

2. What had the narrator fed the fish in Chapter 32?
(a) Cornflakes.
(b) Fish food.
(c) Pepper.
(d) Cat food.

3. What is Billie's son's name?
(a) Elliott.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Edward.
(d) Eric.

4. What color eyes does Billie have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Hazel.

5. Who does the narrator call in Paris in Chapter 30?
(a) Kouider Zouiche.
(b) Johnathan Juneau.
(c) Claude Gallimard.
(d) Marcel Zisou.

6. What does the narrator tell Billie he's afraid to do in Chapter 31?
(a) Go to New York.
(b) Die.
(c) Get married.
(d) Go to Big Sur.

7. Who does the narrator call in London in Chapter 30?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Lenny.
(c) Lon.
(d) Lionel.

8. What kind of play does Cody say they're going to see in Chapter 24?
(a) Hiss-the-villain.
(b) Cops and Robbers.
(c) A horse opera.
(d) Melodrama.

9. Who does Pat McLear say he'd rather go to Hollywood to play in Chapter 23?
(a) Kerouac.
(b) Rimbaud.
(c) Shelley.
(d) Poe.

10. What time does the narrator wake up in the part in Chapter 30?
(a) 7 p.m.
(b) 6 p.m.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) 9 p.m.

11. At what time do the narrator and his friends arrive at Cody's in Chapter 33?
(a) Eleven p.m.
(b) Two a.m.
(c) Ten p.m.
(d) Midnight.

12. What does Billie say she's going to do in Chapter 34?
(a) Marry Cody.
(b) Leave for New York.
(c) Kill Jack.
(d) Kill herself.

13. Who does the narrator say advised, "Drink a lot of water," in Chapter 36?
(a) Edgar Cayce.
(b) Edgar Allen Poe.
(c) Ghandi.
(d) Dr. Polmeroy.

14. What is Billie's friend with the black hair's name?
(a) Barry.
(b) Perry.
(c) Peter.
(d) John.

15. What kind of restaurant does the narrator go with his new acquaintances in Chapter 28?
(a) Vietnamese.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Thai.
(d) Filipino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator refer to marijuana as in the book?

2. Who makes breakfast for the group in Chapter 21?

3. What does Romana keep giving to the narrator in Chapter 36?

4. Who does Cody remind the narrator of?

5. Who wrote, "When the various experiences come to light in meditation, do not be proud and anxious to tell other people, else to Goddesses and Mothers you will bring annoyance"?

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