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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Jack fall in love with while he is on the mountain?
(a) Lulu.
(b) Himself.
(c) Buddha.
(d) God.

3. Who plays the piano at Ehrman's house?
(a) Raphael.
(b) Jack.
(c) Ehrman.
(d) Cody.

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

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

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

7. What do Evelyn and Jack talk about while the others watch TV?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Religion.
(d) Cody.

8. What movement is Rose involved in?
(a) The free-love movement.
(b) The Buddhist movement.
(c) The poetry movement.
(d) The homosexual rights movement.

9. Which of the following is NOT a reason that Jack gives for no longer being desirable to women?
(a) He is wearing dirty jeans.
(b) He is too intelligent.
(c) He has wine on his teeth.
(d) He is 34.

10. Where does Jack sleep during a break in the trip to Mexico?
(a) The desert.
(b) In a park.
(c) At a friend's house.
(d) A hotel.

11. What about the Seattle Times makes Jack sick after returning from the woods?
(a) The smell of ink.
(b) The sounds of the rustling pages.
(c) The sight of so much waste.
(d) The stories of bloodshed.

12. What gift does Raphael give Jack that surprises him?
(a) Some money.
(b) A book of his poetry.
(c) A picture he painted.
(d) A silver crucifix.

13. What does Jack plan to bring to Simon's house when he finally leaves Washington?
(a) A crate of wine.
(b) His new poems.
(c) A lot of food.
(d) Some good opium.

14. How does Gaines earn his money?
(a) He deals drugs.
(b) He is an artist.
(c) He rents out his house.
(d) He steals.

15. On what holiday does Jack arrive in Texas after his stay in Mexico?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Halloween.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Pat's sack weigh?

2. What does Jack's aunt make for dinner every Sunday night when he is a child?

3. What does Jack do with Cody's children while he is at work?

4. What does Jack discuss with the two friends he meets on the street?

5. What does Jack call his friend, Simon?

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