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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Part III - Passing Through America Again: Chapters 73 - 74.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack enjoy most about his stay in Tangiers?
(a) The cheap opium.
(b) The creative bursts.
(c) The anonymity.
(d) The companionship.

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

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

4. Why is Jack so hesitant about taking a turn in driving the group out of Mexico?
(a) He is tired.
(b) He doesn't know how to drive.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) His license is expired.

5. What does Jack call his friend, Simon?
(a) The Prussian officer.
(b) Poetry in motion.
(c) A wrteched poet and dreamer.
(d) The mad Russian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the poets does one of the Ruths fall for when they reach New York?

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

4. What is Fred's main duty?

5. Who takes the Beats to see Williams?

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