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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Fred's main duty?
(a) To monitor campfires.
(b) To issue hunting licenses.
(c) To work the ferry.
(d) To de-brief all fire rangers.

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

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

5. How long is the hike from the cabin to the ferry?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 15 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

6. What is Jack looking at when he has his first 'awakening'?
(a) The stars.
(b) The sunrise.
(c) A mouse.
(d) The Northern Lights.

7. What sight makes Jack excited and eager to believe?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The fog covering San Francisco.
(c) The rooftops of Frisco.
(d) The Oakland Bay Bridge.

8. What does Jack call the place where all humanity is born and shall return to?
(a) Heaven's Womb.
(b) Golden Eternity.
(c) Celestial Kingdom.
(d) Eternal Splendor.

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

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

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

12. What is the name of the man who drives the ferry away from the mountain?
(a) Frank.
(b) Fred.
(c) Greg.
(d) George.

13. What does Simon's brother look at for hours at the store?
(a) Pitchers.
(b) People.
(c) Books.
(d) Plates.

14. What does the shock of lightning remind Jack of?
(a) Writing.
(b) His father.
(c) Evelyn.
(d) An escape.

15. When he wakes up one morning at the cabin, what does Jack think may not be a wise thing for him to do?
(a) Write down his true feelings.
(b) Take up drinking again.
(c) Stay in Washington until the end of the season.
(d) Try and remember his dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Raphael need help packing?

2. Why is Raphael so upset at the brunch?

3. What is Jack's job at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Gaines give Lazarus when he falls ill?

5. What about the Seattle Times makes Jack sick after returning from the woods?

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