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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Jack regain his excitement for the trip to Tangiers?
(a) When his opium fog clears.
(b) When he can see land.
(c) When he speaks with some other travelers.
(d) When he reads some of his past work.

2. What does Jack do while his mother sleeps at the end of their long journey?
(a) Writes about his journey with her.
(b) Makes some breakfast.
(c) Chats with Ben.
(d) Sleeps.

3. Where does Jack's mother live?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Florida.
(d) San Francisco.

4. Why is Cody sent to jail?
(a) Embezzling money.
(b) Stealing a car.
(c) Dealing drugs.
(d) Beating his wife.

5. What wakes Jack up on his first night in Mexico?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) Loud music from the floor above him.
(c) A riot.
(d) A big storm.

6. What does Jack live on while typing up the work he wrote in Mexico?
(a) Hot dogs.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Opium.

7. Which of the following is NOT something that Angie tells her son he needs to be happy?
(a) Fun.
(b) Good food.
(c) A nice place to sleep.
(d) A sound religion.

8. What does Jack's mother offer an Indian couple she sees in Mexico?
(a) A warm embrace.
(b) Whisky.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Her shawl.

9. What does Jack enjoy most about his stay in Tangiers?
(a) The cheap opium.
(b) The companionship.
(c) The anonymity.
(d) The creative bursts.

10. Who does Jack plan to live with when he finally returns to America?
(a) His mother.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Simon and Irwin.
(d) Alyce.

11. What magazine is Jack photographed for?
(a) US Weekly.
(b) LIFE.
(c) The Poetry Guild.
(d) Time.

12. Where does Jack and Angie's journey together end?
(a) San Bernadino.
(b) Modesto.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angelas.

13. Who takes the Beats to see Williams?
(a) The Ruths.
(b) Jack's mother.
(c) Simon's brother.
(d) Irwin's father.

14. What does Jack do to protect himself when he wakes up on his first night in Mexico?
(a) Runs out of the hotel.
(b) Tries to get as drunk as possible.
(c) Wraps himself in his blanket.
(d) Hides under the bed.

15. Who does Jack's mother live with?
(a) Her husband.
(b) A nurse.
(c) His sister.
(d) Her cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack so shocked about when his journey with his mother finally ends?

2. How does Angie feel about California after living there for a few weeks?

3. What does Jack's friend in Africa say he needs to purge himself of?

4. Why does Evelyn no longer try to change Cody just before Jack returns to Florida?

5. What is the name of Jack's friend in Africa's big book?

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