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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Jack decide to finally marry Ruth?
(a) His mother is ill and wants to see him happy.
(b) She gets pregnant.
(c) He has a dream about it.
(d) He gets a steady income.

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

4. 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.

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

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

7. Where does Jack decide to go to write a new novel after returning to Florida?
(a) Seattle
(b) London.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Mexico.

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

9. What does Jack's friend in Africa say he needs to purge himself of?
(a) His family's shame.
(b) His love for men.
(c) His addiction to drugs.
(d) His education.

10. What does Jack's mother learn about Mexico when she sees a church there?
(a) That there is beauty in the desert terrain.
(b) That her son belongs in Mexico.
(c) That love can be found anywhere.
(d) That Mexicans believe in God.

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

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

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

14. Where does Jack go to escape from his mother for a little bit while they are living together?
(a) A bar.
(b) A job.
(c) His bedroom.
(d) The movies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jack plan to live with when he finally returns to America?

2. What do the Arab Beat teenagers wear in Tangiers?

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

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

5. What does Ruth contract from Jack?

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