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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. What does Charlie ask Jack to do as he is getting ready to leave Washington?
(a) Come back next season.
(b) Have a drink with him.
(c) Send him a postcard.
(d) Leave a picture of himself.

2. What sight makes Jack excited and eager to believe?
(a) The Oakland Bay Bridge.
(b) The rooftops of Frisco.
(c) The fog covering San Francisco.
(d) The ocean.

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

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

5. Where is Jack's hotel located on his first night in San Francisco?
(a) Chinatown.
(b) The projects.
(c) The wharf.
(d) Downtown.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jack like to invent?

3. When he wakes up one morning at the cabin, what does Jack think may not be a wise thing for him to do?

4. What is the only book that Jack has to read while he is in Washington?

5. What does Jack feed the animals that come to his cabin in Washington?

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