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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack feed the animals that come to his cabin in Washington?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Boiled potatoes.
(c) Bread and water.
(d) Chilli.

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

3. What does Jack call his friend Irwin?
(a) A fellow bearded poet.
(b) A Jewish prophet.
(c) An ingrate and a fool.
(d) A follower of Christ.

4. Where does Jack learn to roll his own cigarettes?
(a) High school.
(b) His grandfather's house.
(c) Prison.
(d) The Army.

5. What is the first big purchase Jack plans to make with his season's worth of paychecks?
(a) New backpack.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A big dinner.
(d) New shoes.

6. Where does Jack go after drinking some wine in his room on Skid Row?
(a) An abandoned park.
(b) A burlesque show.
(c) A fight club.
(d) A bar.

7. What does Irwin want Jack to be able to do with his fan mail?
(a) Dance on it.
(b) Return it.
(c) Create works of art with it.
(d) Use it to fuel a fire.

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

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

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

11. What does Jack do whenever something sad happens to him?
(a) Writes about it.
(b) Drinks tequila.
(c) Yells ot the heavens.
(d) Takes 'depression walks'.

12. Why is Jack so hesitant about taking a turn in driving the group out of Mexico?
(a) His license is expired.
(b) He is tired.
(c) He doesn't know how to drive.
(d) He is drunk.

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

14. What does Jack want to "own" before he leaves Washington?
(a) His soul.
(b) A fire.
(c) The wind.
(d) A forest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Jack about the 80-year-old man who gives him a ride?

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason that Jack gives for no longer being desirable to women?

3. What does Jack do while he sits alone on Gaines's roof?

4. What does Jack see illusions of while he is out in the storm all night?

5. What is Jack's Solitaire game based on?

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