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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What college does Jack attend for a little while?
(a) Brown.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Stamford.

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

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

5. 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.

6. What sport does Jack play in school?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Wrestling.
(d) Football.

7. How much does Jack pay for his Skid Row room?
(a) $75.
(b) $1.75.
(c) $45.
(d) $7.45.

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

9. What is the first thing Jack does when he climbs aboard the ferry?
(a) Embraces Fred.
(b) Falls asleep.
(c) Bathes his feet.
(d) Kicks his shoes into the water.

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

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

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

13. Why is Jack so void of emotion as he leaves his summer home?
(a) He has learned all he could.
(b) He hated it there.
(c) He misses his friends too much.
(d) He does not believe in remorse.

14. What instrument does Moore play?
(a) Tenor saxophone.
(b) Piano.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Bass guitar.

15. Which of the poets does one of the Ruths fall for when they reach New York?
(a) Raphael.
(b) Jack.
(c) Irwin.
(d) Simon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Raphael feel about Mexico?

2. What is the name of the woman Jack might have married at one point?

3. What does the shock of lightning remind Jack of?

4. What does Jack call his friend, Simon?

5. How does Jack travel to Mexico?

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