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

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

3. Who comes to visit the narrator in Chapter 30?
(a) Ben Fagan.
(b) Dave Wain.
(c) Cody Pomeray.
(d) Jonny Williams.

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

5. How old is Pat McLear's daughter who accompanies him in Chapter 23?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Billie's friend with the black hair's name?

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

3. What kind of pet does McLear show off in Chapter 24?

4. Who does the narrator call in London in Chapter 30?

5. At what time do the narrator and his friends arrive at Cody's in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jack compare the visions he sees in Chapter 37 to?

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

5. What is Jack's state in Chapter 36? What is taking place at the cabin?

6. Where does the group stop on their way to the cabin in Chapter 33? Why?

7. Who arrives at the cabin in the beginning of Chapter 23?

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

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

10. How does Jack describe the inner world of his alcohol-laced madness in Chapter 21?

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