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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous poet does Raphael meet with while Jack is visiting him?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) Carl Sandburg.
(d) e. e. cummings.

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

3. What is Jack's nickname for Hubbard?
(a) The Eternal Lover.
(b) Old Father Hubbard.
(c) The Nude Poet.
(d) Old Bull.

4. What is the name of Jack's friend in Africa?
(a) Hugh.
(b) Hubbard.
(c) Humphrey.
(d) Howard.

5. Why does Angie not unpack all of her things that arrive from Florida?
(a) She has no intention of staying there.
(b) Their apartment is too small.
(c) She wants new things.
(d) She did not know they were there.

6. What do the Arab Beat teenagers wear in Tangiers?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Denim.
(c) Black.
(d) Cloaks.

7. How does Jack feel when he meets with his friends in New York at the end of the book?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Happy.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Calm.

8. Which of the following is NOT an ingredient in majoun?
(a) Honey.
(b) Opium.
(c) Spices.
(d) Marijuana.

9. What does Raphael do with his painting of the David?
(a) Gives it to Jack.
(b) Hangs it over the fireplace.
(c) Puts it in his room.
(d) Sells it on the street.

10. What does Jack do on his last day in California before going to Florida with his mother?
(a) Cries in his room.
(b) Smokes peyote.
(c) Goes to a movie.
(d) Writes a poem.

11. Where does Jack decide to go in the spring of 1957?
(a) Europe.
(b) America.
(c) Asia.
(d) Africa.

12. What is peculiar about Jack and Cody's farewell before Jack returns to Florida?
(a) He did not look Jack in the eye.
(b) He was quiet and somber.
(c) He let his wife come with him.
(d) He was more emotional than usual.

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

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

15. What surprises Jack when he first sees his friend in Africa?
(a) He looks healthy and clean.
(b) He has a family.
(c) He seems to be wealthy.
(d) He is suffering from a drug addiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is most shocking to Angie about Mexicans?

2. Why is Hubbard jealous of Simon?

3. Why is Cody sent to jail?

4. How long does the trip on the ship take to get to its destination?

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

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