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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. Where does Jack's mother work when she is 14?
(a) A shoe factory.
(b) A college.
(c) A department store.
(d) A train depot.

2. What is the name of the ship that Jack travels on after leaving New York?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Serenity.
(c) Slovenia.
(d) Solace.

3. Why is Cody sent to jail?
(a) Beating his wife.
(b) Embezzling money.
(c) Dealing drugs.
(d) Stealing a car.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants to go with Jack on his journey after the farewell party?

2. What does Jack credit for Cody's incarceration?

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

4. What do Jack and his mother enjoy on the bus as they leave New Orleans?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Cody shortly after Jack leaves for Florida?

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

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

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

5. What causes Jack's disgust for the civilized world to increase while he is on the ship heading to Africa?

6. What happens to Jack's rucksack during his trip to see his mother?

7. Where is Jack living at the end of the book, and how does he feel about it?

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

9. Who is Jack forced to sit with in the dining room on his journey back to New York and why?

10. How does Jack describe his mother as he gets ready for his trip to California with her?

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