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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 83 - 85 | Book I, Part II - Desolation in the World: Chapters 86 - 90.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Charlie ask Jack to do as he is getting ready to leave Washington?
(a) Come back next season.
(b) Send him a postcard.
(c) Leave a picture of himself.
(d) Have a drink with him.

3. What surprises Jack about the 80-year-old man who gives him a ride?
(a) He is rich.
(b) He doesn't talk much.
(c) He smokes marijuana.
(d) He drives fast.

4. What is the first big purchase Jack plans to make with his season's worth of paychecks?
(a) A pillow.
(b) New shoes.
(c) New backpack.
(d) A big dinner.

5. What does Simon's brother look at for hours at the store?
(a) Plates.
(b) Books.
(c) People.
(d) Pitchers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack's job at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Jack call the place where all humanity is born and shall return to?

3. How long is the hike from the cabin to the ferry?

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

5. What does Jack do when he first wakes up from the dream he has in the forest?

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