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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Angie sleep on her first night in Berkeley?
(a) Ben's bed.
(b) In a tent in Ben's yard.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A couch in Ben's house.

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

3. What religion does Ben follow?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Buddhism.

4. Why is Jack looked down on when he enters the dining room of the ship he boards?
(a) He has no money for service tips.
(b) He is a writer.
(c) He smells of marijuana.
(d) He has ragged clothing.

5. Where is the second stop of the bus during the long journey to California?
(a) Austin.
(b) Oklahoma City.
(c) El Paso.
(d) Nashville.

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

7. Who of the following does Jack NOT meet with when he goes to New York after his harrowing experience in Mexico?
(a) Simon.
(b) Irwin.
(c) Raphael.
(d) Hubbard.

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

9. How old is Jack's mother when he has to move her across country?
(a) 62.
(b) 52.
(c) 82.
(d) 72.

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

11. What do Jack and his mother enjoy on the bus as they leave New Orleans?
(a) Majoun.
(b) Opium.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Coca Cola.

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

13. What is Ben doing when Jack and his mother first see him?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Meditating.
(d) Sleeping.

14. What is most shocking to Angie about Mexicans?
(a) Their laziness.
(b) Their poverty.
(c) Their cruelty towards women.
(d) Their laid back attitude.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Angie not unpack all of her things that arrive from Florida?

2. What does Jack notice about all the women he sees in Paris?

3. What happens in California just as Jack and Angie leave for Florida?

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

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

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