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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. Where is Jack's hotel located on his first night in San Francisco?
(a) The projects.
(b) Downtown.
(c) The wharf.
(d) Chinatown.

2. Why does Raphael need help packing?
(a) He is too ill to do it all himself.
(b) He is going to Europe.
(c) He is breaking up with his girl.
(d) He wants to account for all of his possesions.

3. Why is Raphael so upset at the brunch?
(a) His mother is dying.
(b) He was robbed.
(c) He lost all his poetry.
(d) He is very sick.

4. What does Jack see illusions of while he is out in the storm all night?
(a) Fire.
(b) Birds.
(c) Air.
(d) Water.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the shock of lightning remind Jack of?

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

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a mountain that Jack enjoys looking at and pondering?

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