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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. What about the Seattle Times makes Jack sick after returning from the woods?

2. What do Evelyn and Jack talk about while the others watch TV?

3. What does Jack plan to take to San Francisco with him according to his poem about going there?

4. What makes Jack decide to head to Mexico?

5. What is David D'Angeli's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jack not affected by the news stories going on around him when he is in Washington?

2. What happens to the group when Raphael begins playing the piano at Ehrman's house?

3. Why does Mount Hozomeen become Jack's metaphor for The Void?

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

5. Why does Raphael brood the entire time he is at Cody's house?

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

7. What does Jack take pity on the hipsters in Mexico for?

8. How does Jack feel about his reflection while he is in the woods in Washington?

9. Why is Jarry fired from the fire station?

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

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Pride and vanity are two basic and obvious themes in this book. What is the difference between the two, and where in the book do these themes appear?

Essay Topic 3

Jack and his friends were setting out to revolutionize the world. Please cite examples from the text as you explain what this revolution was and the changes they planned to make in the world.

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