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

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

3. Who of the following does Jack NOT meet with when he goes to New York after his harrowing experience in Mexico?
(a) Hubbard.
(b) Raphael.
(c) Simon.
(d) Irwin.

4. When does Jack sneak away from Paris to London?
(a) After realizing he is in love with Raphael's girl.
(b) When he has a dream about it.
(c) After receiving a letter from Alyce.
(d) In the middle of a lonely night.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in California just as Jack and Angie leave for Florida?

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

3. What does Jack notice about all the women he sees in Paris?

4. How does Irwin describe Hubbard?

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason Angie gives for missing Florida?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Irwin describe Hubbard?

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

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

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

7. What happens when Jack first meets Alyce?

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

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

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

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