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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jack do when he first wakes up from the dream he has in the forest?
(a) Tries to interpret the dream.
(b) Calls his brother on the phone.
(c) Writes a letter to his mother.
(d) Goes for a long walk.

3. What is the name of the woman Jack might have married at one point?
(a) Maisy.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Melanie.
(d) Mary.

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

5. What does Jack call his friend, Simon?
(a) The mad Russian.
(b) A wrteched poet and dreamer.
(c) Poetry in motion.
(d) The Prussian officer.

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

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

8. What does Jack plan to bring to Simon's house when he finally leaves Washington?
(a) Some good opium.
(b) His new poems.
(c) A crate of wine.
(d) A lot of food.

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

10. What gift does Raphael give Jack that surprises him?
(a) A silver crucifix.
(b) Some money.
(c) A picture he painted.
(d) A book of his poetry.

11. What is the only book that Jack has to read while he is in Washington?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The God That Failed.
(c) My God, My Country.
(d) God is in all Things.

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

13. What does "Maya'"mean?
(a) Escaping the world to find one's self.
(b) A religion without a God.
(c) A form of communication that needs no words.
(d) Believing a reality that is not real.

14. Why is Raphael so upset at the brunch?
(a) His mother is dying.
(b) He lost all his poetry.
(c) He was robbed.
(d) He is very sick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first big purchase Jack plans to make with his season's worth of paychecks?

2. Where is Jack's hotel located on his first night in San Francisco?

3. What do Evelyn and Jack talk about while the others watch TV?

4. What is the first thing Jack does when he climbs aboard the ferry?

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

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