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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 lend ten dollars to Cody for?
(a) Gas.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Food.
(d) Marijuana.

2. How long does Angie wait to return to Florida after her furniture arrives in California?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 3 days.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jack's friend in Africa?

2. When does Jack sneak away from Paris to London?

3. Where is the first place Jack and his mother stop on their way to California?

4. How does Irwin describe Hubbard?

5. What is Jack's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What annoys the girls in Paris about Jack and Raphael?

4. What is the highlight of the Duluozes short trip through Mexico?

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

6. Why is Jack so disappointed when he arrives in San Francisco with his mother?

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

8. How does Hubbard survive in Tangiers with no real work?

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

10. Why does Jack think childbirth is a disservice?

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