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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 a reason Angie gives for missing Florida?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) The lack of mountains.
(c) The low prices.
(d) Her friends.

2. Where does Jack spend his last night in California before going back to Florida with his mother?
(a) A jazz club.
(b) His apartment.
(c) Ben's house.
(d) A hotel.

3. Who wants to go with Jack on his journey after the farewell party?
(a) Alyce.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Raphael.
(d) Irwin.

4. Who does Jack plan to live with when he finally returns to America?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Alyce.
(c) His mother.
(d) Simon and Irwin.

5. Where does Jack's mother live?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Florida.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Angie convince her son to give up before he moves to Florida with her?

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

4. What is Jack so shocked about when his journey with his mother finally ends?

5. What does Jack's mother learn about Mexico when she sees a church there?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jack think childbirth is a disservice?

2. What happens when Jack first meets Alyce?

3. What is Angie's first impression of Mexico when Jack takes her over the border?

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

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

6. How does Irwin describe Hubbard?

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

8. What does Raphael do on his return to New York that earns him great respect?

9. What surprises Jack when he meets a group of English Beat teenagers in London?

10. What is Jack and Angie's new apartment like?

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