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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 53 - 57 | Book I, Part II - Desolation in the World: Chapters 58 - 62.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Jack, what has little place in a civilized world?
(a) Judgement and arrogance.
(b) Impatience and rudeness.
(c) Enlightenment of solitude.
(d) Peace and calm.

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

4. Where does Jack learn to roll his own cigarettes?
(a) His grandfather's house.
(b) The Army.
(c) Prison.
(d) High school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Jack does when he climbs aboard the ferry?

2. What is Jack looking at when he has his first 'awakening'?

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

4. What is Fred's main duty?

5. What does Jack do that makes him feel he can longer reside in Heaven?

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