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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is the character of Arthur Ma?
(a) 41.
(b) 30.
(c) 23.
(d) 35.

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

4. What novel does the narrator say he read in the shack with a shrug in Chapter 7?
(a) "Finnegan's Wake."
(b) "Steppenwolf."
(c) "The End of Time."
(d) "Ulysses."

5. Who is singing like Chet Baker in Chapter 19?
(a) Pat McLear.
(b) Ron Blake.
(c) Dave Wain.
(d) Arthur Ma.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator writes in Chapter 10, "With my mind even and upright and abiding nowhere, as ____ would say."

2. What is the name of the bookshop owned by the narrator's friend?

3. For how long does the narrator write that he will go crazy in Chapter 8?

4. Where is the character George Baso from?

5. With whom did the producers of the television show send Jack out after his performance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack recall of George Baso in Chapter 15?

2. What does Jack decide to do in Chapter 9? How does he go about leaving?

3. Where is Jack in the beginning of the novel? What were his initial plans and why did they change?

4. What is Jack's reaction to Cody's disappointment to see him drinking in Chapter 13?

5. Who arrives in Chapter 5? How does Jack's perspective change after this visit?

6. In what "chores" does the narrator find peace in Chapter 6?

7. What story does Jack relate in Chapter 6 of Hollywood? Why does the author relate this information?

8. What "sign" does Jack speak of in Chapter 10 and why?

9. How does Jack describe the nature surrounding him in Chapter 3?

10. What quotes of Emerson does Kerouac use in Chapter 7? What do these propel the narrator to do?

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