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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Jack pay for his Skid Row room?

2. Where does Jack ask to be dropped off in Seattle?

3. Which mountain is hit by a major storm while Jack is on duty in Washington?

4. What is Jack's Solitaire game based on?

5. What is Simon diagnosed with after his night with a prostitute in Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jack's schedule like at college?

2. What does Jack say he could do if he were made Sultan?

3. How does Jack feel about Irwin's proposed visit to Jack in Mexico?

4. What does Jack observe in the streets while heading to his favorite jazz club?

5. Why does Jack dislike the use of form in poetry?

6. What is it that Jack desires, and yet fears above all?

7. What is so important to Jack about the date of August 22nd?

8. Why is Jack so void of emotion as he leaves the cabin where he lived in all summer?

9. How does the waitress at the luncheonette treat Jack?

10. What does Jack do every night at 8:00 while he is working in Washington?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Solitude is something that Jack often sought throughout the book. Where did he find it? How did this solitude affect his character and his relationships with the other characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

How does Jack change through the course of the book? What causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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