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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gaines earn his money?
(a) He deals drugs.
(b) He steals.
(c) He is an artist.
(d) He rents out his house.

2. What does Gaines give Lazarus when he falls ill?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Tylenol.

3. What does Jack plan to take to San Francisco with him according to his poem about going there?
(a) A sleeping bag and a bottle of wine.
(b) His books and some cigarettes.
(c) An idea and some gumption.
(d) The clothes on his back and a dream in his heart.

4. What does Jack feed the animals that come to his cabin in Washington?
(a) Chilli.
(b) Boiled potatoes.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Bread and water.

5. What does Jack think he is doomed to as far as love is concerned?
(a) Loving women who hate him.
(b) Loving women who are too young.
(c) Loving women who can see through his facade.
(d) Loving women who love other men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack see illusions of while he is out in the storm all night?

2. How long is the hike from the cabin to the ferry?

3. What is the name of the man who drives the ferry away from the mountain?

4. What is the name of the woman Jack might have married at one point?

5. What does Jack read while he is at his job in Washington?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jarry fired from the fire station?

2. Why do the people in line at the bank get mad at Jack?

3. What is Gaines's philosophy about artists and junkies?

4. What happens while Cody is introducing Jack to his new girl?

5. How does Jack feel about Irwin's proposed visit to Jack in Mexico?

6. How does Jack feel about his reflection while he is in the woods in Washington?

7. Why is Jack not affected by the news stories going on around him when he is in Washington?

8. What does Ruth suggest she and Jack do while the rest of the group wanders around Washington Square Park?

9. Why does Raphael brood the entire time he is at Cody's house?

10. What does Simon save his brother from?

(see the answer keys)

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