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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. What does Jack do when he first wakes up from the dream he has in the forest?
(a) Goes for a long walk.
(b) Calls his brother on the phone.
(c) Writes a letter to his mother.
(d) Tries to interpret the dream.

2. What is the only book that Jack has to read while he is in Washington?
(a) My God, My Country.
(b) God is in all Things.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The God That Failed.

3. Why is Jack so hesitant about taking a turn in driving the group out of Mexico?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He doesn't know how to drive.
(c) His license is expired.
(d) He is tired.

4. Where does Irwin convince Jack to go while in Mexico?
(a) A poetry reading.
(b) The college.
(c) The movie theater.
(d) A parade.

5. What movement is Rose involved in?
(a) The poetry movement.
(b) The Buddhist movement.
(c) The free-love movement.
(d) The homosexual rights movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack think he looks like while living in Mexico?

2. What is Jack's job at the beginning of the book?

3. Where does Jack take Simon the day after they go to the racetrack?

4. What does Jack plan to bring to Simon's house when he finally leaves Washington?

5. What does Cody plan to do with his racetrack winnings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jack dislike the use of form in poetry?

2. What is Jack's schedule like at college?

3. Why is Jarry fired from the fire station?

4. How does the waitress at the luncheonette treat Jack?

5. Why does Jack need a ride to Mill Valley?

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

7. How does Jack describe the trumpet player in the Cellar?

8. Why does Mount Hozomeen become Jack's metaphor for The Void?

9. What does Raphael think about Mexico?

10. What illusion does Jack have about the moon one night about a month before he leaves Washington?

(see the answer keys)

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