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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jack take Simon the day after they go to the racetrack?
(a) Chinatown.
(b) The Cellar.
(c) Skid Row.
(d) The Buddhist Academy.

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

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

4. Which mountain is hit by a major storm while Jack is on duty in Washington?
(a) Mount Hozomeen.
(b) Old Jack.
(c) Mount Baker.
(d) Mount Rose.

5. What does Jack do while he sits alone on Gaines's roof?
(a) Prays.
(b) Writes.
(c) Meditates.
(d) Smokes.

6. What is Levesque's occupation?
(a) Painter.
(b) Vagrant.
(c) Poet.
(d) Model.

7. What does Jack's aunt make for dinner every Sunday night when he is a child?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Enchiladas.
(c) Pot Roast.
(d) Mac N' Cheese.

8. What makes Jack decide to head to Mexico?
(a) A fight with Simon.
(b) A fight between Cody and Raphael.
(c) Lack of privacy.
(d) A drunken vision.

9. What is Simon diagnosed with after his night with a prostitute in Mexico?
(a) Gonorrhea.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Syphilis.
(d) HIV.

10. What is David D'Angeli's nickname?
(a) The Minister.
(b) The Reverend.
(c) The Pope.
(d) The Priest.

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

12. What does Jack do that makes him feel he can longer reside in Heaven?
(a) Was untrue to himself.
(b) Committed adultery.
(c) Worshipped a mountain.
(d) Killed a mouse.

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

14. What is the name of the girl who approaches Jack in the Cellar?
(a) Gretta.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Gia.
(d) Gina.

15. Where does the strange car ride end for the poets?
(a) Texas.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Simon's brother?

2. What is the name of the man who drives the ferry away from the mountain?

3. What does Jack plan to bring to Simon's house when he finally leaves Washington?

4. What does "Maya'"mean?

5. What sight makes Jack excited and eager to believe?

(see the answer keys)

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