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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Part I - Passing Through Mexico: Chapters 40 - 43 | Book II, Part I - Passing Through Mexico: Chapters 44 - 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack see illusions of while he is out in the storm all night?
(a) Birds.
(b) Fire.
(c) Water.
(d) Air.

2. Why does Ruth ask Jack to move out of her apartment?
(a) She has a contagious disease.
(b) She loves Raphael.
(c) She has a rash from his presence.
(d) She doesn't need his money anymore.

3. Why is Raphael so upset at the brunch?
(a) He is very sick.
(b) His mother is dying.
(c) He was robbed.
(d) He lost all his poetry.

4. What is the first big purchase Jack plans to make with his season's worth of paychecks?
(a) New backpack.
(b) New shoes.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A big dinner.

5. What does the shock of lightning remind Jack of?
(a) An escape.
(b) His father.
(c) Evelyn.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gaines give Lazarus when he falls ill?

2. To Jack, the forest service is a metaphor of what?

3. What does Jack call his friend, Simon?

4. How much does Pat's sack weigh?

5. What is Simon diagnosed with after his night with a prostitute in Mexico?

(see the answer key)

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