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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. When does Jack regain his excitement for the trip to Tangiers?
(a) When he can see land.
(b) When his opium fog clears.
(c) When he reads some of his past work.
(d) When he speaks with some other travelers.

2. What does Jack's mother learn about Mexico when she sees a church there?
(a) That love can be found anywhere.
(b) That there is beauty in the desert terrain.
(c) That Mexicans believe in God.
(d) That her son belongs in Mexico.

3. What magazine is Jack photographed for?
(a) The Poetry Guild.
(b) Time.
(c) LIFE.
(d) US Weekly.

4. What does Jack do while his mother sleeps at the end of their long journey?
(a) Chats with Ben.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Makes some breakfast.
(d) Writes about his journey with her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens during the cruise that makes Jack wish he were with his mother?

2. What is the name of Jack's friend in Africa's big book?

3. Where does Jack decide to go to write a new novel after returning to Florida?

4. What one word does Angie use to describe how love should be?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jack think childbirth is a disservice?

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

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

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

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

6. What happens when Jack first meets Alyce?

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

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

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

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

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