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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Jack, what has little place in a civilized world?
(a) Peace and calm.
(b) Enlightenment of solitude.
(c) Impatience and rudeness.
(d) Judgement and arrogance.

4. What does Jack do with Cody's children while he is at work?
(a) Plays magical games with them.
(b) Teaches them about poetry.
(c) Takes them on a tour of Chinatown.
(d) Draws pictures of them.

5. How does Raphael feel about Mexico?
(a) He loves it.
(b) He does not care as long as he is with friends.
(c) He doesn't see anything special there.
(d) He hates it.

6. What does Gaines give Lazarus when he falls ill?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tylenol.

7. What does Jack think he is doomed to as far as love is concerned?
(a) Loving women who can see through his facade.
(b) Loving women who hate him.
(c) Loving women who are too young.
(d) Loving women who love other men.

8. What does Jack decide he needs when he sees the Greyhound baggage carriers?
(a) A haircut.
(b) A suitcase.
(c) A place to stay.
(d) A servant.

9. What is Jack's Solitaire game based on?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Literature.
(d) Poker.

10. What is Jack's job at the beginning of the book?
(a) Author.
(b) Fire lookout.
(c) Miner.
(d) Forest ranger.

11. What does Jack want to eat more than anything in the world while he is working in the forest in Washington?
(a) Filet mignon.
(b) Pea soup.
(c) A taco.
(d) Roasted duck.

12. What does Cody plan to do with his racetrack winnings?
(a) Buy a car.
(b) Take his wife on a trip.
(c) Donate it.
(d) Publish a book.

13. What is the name of Simon's brother?
(a) Lazarus.
(b) Larry.
(c) Lionel.
(d) Lucas.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack want to "own" before he leaves Washington?

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

3. What is Jack looking at when he has his first 'awakening'?

4. What is David D'Angeli's nickname?

5. Which of the poets does one of the Ruths fall for when they reach New York?

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