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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 time does Jack and his mother reach their final destination?

2. How much does Jack have to pay to take his mother on a quick trip to Mexico?

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

4. What is Ben doing when Jack and his mother first see him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jack feel about the Beat society by the time he is ready to leave Tangiers?

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

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

4. Who is Jack forced to sit with in the dining room on his journey back to New York and why?

5. What does Hubbard express a need to purge himself of, and why?

6. How does Jack describe Cody when he tries to retrieve some money lent to him?

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

8. How does Hubbard survive in Tangiers with no real work?

9. How does Irwin describe Hubbard?

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

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

This book takes place in numerus different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Jack Kerouac have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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