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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. What does Jack plan to take to San Francisco with him according to his poem about going there?
(a) A sleeping bag and a bottle of wine.
(b) The clothes on his back and a dream in his heart.
(c) An idea and some gumption.
(d) His books and some cigarettes.

2. What is the only book that Jack has to read while he is in Washington?
(a) The God That Failed.
(b) My God, My Country.
(c) The Bible.
(d) God is in all Things.

3. What does Jack call his friend, Simon?
(a) Poetry in motion.
(b) The mad Russian.
(c) A wrteched poet and dreamer.
(d) The Prussian officer.

4. What is Jack supposed to buy in the dream he has in the forest?
(a) A house.
(b) A coffin.
(c) A steak.
(d) Some medical supplies.

5. How does Jack refer to his inner blackness?
(a) The enemy.
(b) The Truth.
(c) The Other Jack.
(d) The Void.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Jack decide to go to San Francisco after a sleepless night on Skid Row?

3. What does Cody plan to do with his racetrack winnings?

4. What college does Jack attend for a little while?

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

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