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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Part I - Desolation in Solitude: Chapters 35 - 40 | Book I, Part I - Desolation in Solitude: Chapters 41 - 47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack read while he is at his job in Washington?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Literature.
(c) His old journals.
(d) His own writing.

2. Which mountain is hit by a major storm while Jack is on duty in Washington?
(a) Mount Rose.
(b) Old Jack.
(c) Mount Baker.
(d) Mount Hozomeen.

3. What does Jack do when he first wakes up from the dream he has in the forest?
(a) Goes for a long walk.
(b) Calls his brother on the phone.
(c) Tries to interpret the dream.
(d) Writes a letter to his mother.

4. What is Jack's job at the beginning of the book?
(a) Author.
(b) Miner.
(c) Fire lookout.
(d) Forest ranger.

5. What does Jack's aunt make for dinner every Sunday night when he is a child?
(a) Mac N' Cheese.
(b) Enchiladas.
(c) Pot Roast.
(d) Spaghetti.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Maya'"mean?

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

3. What does Jack plan to take to San Francisco with him according to his poem about going there?

4. What is the name of the woman Jack might have married at one point?

5. How does Jack refer to his inner blackness?

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