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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 college does Jack attend for a little while?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Brown.
(c) Stamford.
(d) Columbia.

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

3. To Jack, the forest service is a metaphor of what?
(a) Totalitarian governments.
(b) The circle of life.
(c) A child with too much responsibility.
(d) Nature.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Jack fall in love with while he is on the mountain?

3. What does Jack do on Sunday mornings while he is working in Washington?

4. Which mountain is hit by a major storm while Jack is on duty in Washington?

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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