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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 does the shock of lightning remind Jack of?

2. What does Jack plan to bring to Simon's house when he finally leaves Washington?

3. What is the first thing Jack does when he climbs aboard the ferry?

4. What does Jack do while he sits alone on Gaines's roof?

5. What does Jack do on Sunday mornings while he is working in Washington?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purest truth that Jack has learned from Buddha?

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

3. How does Jack describe the trumpet player in the Cellar?

4. What illusion does Jack have about the moon one night about a month before he leaves Washington?

5. What does Simon save his brother from?

6. What happens while Cody is introducing Jack to his new girl?

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

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

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

10. What is Gaines's philosophy about artists and junkies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does Jack learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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