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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Part II - Desolation in the World: Chapters 69 - 72 | Book I, Part II - Desolation in the World: Chapters 73 - 76.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Cody have?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

3. What does "Maya'"mean?
(a) A form of communication that needs no words.
(b) A religion without a God.
(c) Escaping the world to find one's self.
(d) Believing a reality that is not real.

4. What about the Seattle Times makes Jack sick after returning from the woods?
(a) The stories of bloodshed.
(b) The sounds of the rustling pages.
(c) The smell of ink.
(d) The sight of so much waste.

5. What does Jack think he is doomed to as far as love is concerned?
(a) Loving women who hate him.
(b) Loving women who can see through his facade.
(c) Loving women who are too young.
(d) Loving women who love other men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Pat's sack weigh?

2. How does Jack decide to go to San Francisco after a sleepless night on Skid Row?

3. What is the first big purchase Jack plans to make with his season's worth of paychecks?

4. What does Charlie ask Jack to do as he is getting ready to leave Washington?

5. What does Jack's aunt make for dinner every Sunday night when he is a child?

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