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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 do whenever something sad happens to him?
(a) Writes about it.
(b) Yells ot the heavens.
(c) Drinks tequila.
(d) Takes 'depression walks'.

2. What is Jack's Solitaire game based on?
(a) Poker.
(b) Literature.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Jazz.

3. What does Jack do on Sunday mornings while he is working in Washington?
(a) Writes to his mother.
(b) Listens to the radio.
(c) Meets up with Lulu.
(d) Meditates.

4. What does Jack want to "own" before he leaves Washington?
(a) His soul.
(b) A fire.
(c) A forest.
(d) The wind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack think he is doomed to as far as love is concerned?

2. What does Jack plan to bring to Simon's house when he finally leaves Washington?

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

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

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

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