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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major manuscript is printed just before Jack moves back to Florida with his mother?
(a) On the Road.
(b) Urban Buddhism.
(c) A Long Journey.
(d) Happy Times, and Sad.

2. What time does Jack and his mother reach their final destination?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 2 am.
(c) 2 pm.
(d) Noon.

3. What is Jack's mother's name?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Angie.
(c) Allie.
(d) Alison.

4. What does Angie convince her son to give up before he moves to Florida with her?
(a) His friends.
(b) Poetry.
(c) His addictions.
(d) Buddhism.

5. How long does Cody stay in prison?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 2 weeks.

6. What does Jack buy with the money he borrows from Irwin?
(a) A passport.
(b) Some clothing.
(c) A plane ticket.
(d) Some luggage.

7. Why is Hubbard jealous of Simon?
(a) Simon has been published.
(b) Jack is better friends with Simon than himself.
(c) Simon is rich.
(d) Hubbard loves Irwin.

8. Where is Jack planning to go after his farewell party?
(a) Tangiers.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Seattle.

9. Where does Cody ultimately want to end up?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Utopia.

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

11. How long does Angie wait to return to Florida after her furniture arrives in California?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 3 hours.

12. What time of day does Jack and his mother's journey finally come to an end?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Noon.
(d) Dusk.

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

14. How does Irwin describe Hubbard?
(a) A crazed diplomat.
(b) An angel among men.
(c) Sherlock Holmes's older brother.
(d) A slave of addiction and lust.

15. What happens during the cruise that makes Jack wish he were with his mother?
(a) A dream.
(b) A storm.
(c) An encounter with bad men.
(d) Seeing a woman who looked like his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is most shocking to Angie about Mexicans?

2. How does Angie describe the Golden Gate Bridge?

3. What does Jack do while his mother sleeps at the end of their long journey?

4. Where does Jack decide to go to write a new novel after returning to Florida?

5. What wakes Jack up on his first night in Mexico?

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