View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of Perry creeps out the narrator?
(a) Pedophilia.
(b) Homosexuality.
(c) Smugness.
(d) Violence.

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

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

4. What Frank Sinatra song does the narrator sing in Chapter 31?
(a) Blue Moon.
(b) Just Friends.
(c) It's Tonight.
(d) Tomorrow Night.

5. Who does the narrator want Evelyin to meet in Chapter 33?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Romana.
(c) Susanne.
(d) Billie.

6. How old is Billy's son?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

7. Who does the narrator suggest drive him and Billie to the cabin in Chapter 31?
(a) Blake Waters.
(b) Dave Wain.
(c) Ben Fagan.
(d) Cody Pomeray.

8. 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"?
(a) Milarepa.
(b) Kalumata.
(c) Ghandi.
(d) Maharisha.

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

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

11. Billie works for a living doing what?
(a) Performance art.
(b) Modeling.
(c) Acting.
(d) Secretarial work.

12. Who is Dave Wain's girlfriend?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Billie.
(c) Susanne.
(d) Romana.

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

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

15. Where do the group drive south to visit in Chapter 21?
(a) A yacht.
(b) A fishing hole.
(c) A castle.
(d) A bath house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the proprietor of the playhouse say that Jack can't play with in Chapter 25?

2. What does Elliot do constantly throughout the book?

3. Who does the narrator compare the image of Cody in the doorway to in Chapter 23?

4. What does the narrator see with joy and then fear in Chapter 36?

5. What comes flapping around the narrator in Chapter 37?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 345 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample