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

2. What is the name of the cliff top restaurant the group goes to in Chapter 21?
(a) Notrasmus.
(b) Mount Peakness.
(c) Eden's Heaven.
(d) Nepenthe.

3. What does one of the men say in the narrator's dream is in their sugar?
(a) Ants.
(b) Salt.
(c) Blisters.
(d) Roaches.

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

5. What of Billie's has died in Chapter 31?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Dog.
(c) Goldfish.
(d) Cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of Perry creeps out the narrator?

2. How old is Pat McLear's daughter who accompanies him in Chapter 23?

3. What kind of fish has Dave caught in Chapter 36?

4. Who does the narrator want Evelyin to meet in Chapter 33?

5. What had the narrator fed the fish in Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is evident of Jack's friends in Chapter 30?

2. What does Jack write of his wishes for Cody to be a writer in Chapter 25?

3. What leads Jack to go for Cody's suggestion in Chapter 24?

4. What childhood memory returns to Jack in Chapter 22?

5. What does Cody propose to Jack in Chapter 24 regarding Willamine?

6. How does Jack react to Dave's return from fishing and happy demeanor in Chapter 35?

7. What spiritual or religious imagery is presented in Chapter 36 in relation to Jack's state of mind?

8. What is Jack awaiting in Chapter 31? What takes place in the conversation between Jack and Billie here?

9. What events trigger Jack's agitation in Chapter 21?

10. What does Jack do once Billie has left for work in Chapter 27? Who does he meet?

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