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

2. Why does Evelyn no longer try to change Cody just before Jack returns to Florida?
(a) She no longer loves him.
(b) She fears him.
(c) She has her own concerns.
(d) She knows it is impossible.

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

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

5. What happens during the cruise that makes Jack wish he were with his mother?
(a) Seeing a woman who looked like his mother.
(b) An encounter with bad men.
(c) A storm.
(d) A dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Jack and his mother reach their final destination?

2. How old is Jack's mother when he has to move her across country?

3. What is Jack's nickname for Hubbard?

4. What does Jack have to do before being admitted into London?

5. Where does Jack and Angie's journey together end?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack find when he returns from helping a friend move some of his things?

2. How does Angie describe what love should be like to her son?

3. What happens on Jack's first night in Mexico City at the end of the book?

4. What does Jack find when he returns to Mexico to write a new novel?

5. What happens when Jack first meets Alyce?

6. What does Angie convince her son to give up in his life before heading back to Florida?

7. What is Jack's response when Alyce asks to be allowed to go with him to Africa?

8. What is one of Jack's main reasons for wanting to move back to California?

9. Why does Jack think childbirth is a disservice?

10. How does Angie describe California after living there for a few weeks?

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