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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. Who does Jack meet one day by surprise in Paris?

2. What does Jack have to do before being admitted into London?

3. Where does Jack go to escape from his mother for a little bit while they are living together?

4. What is the name of Jack's friend in Africa?

5. Where does Angie sleep on her first night in Berkeley?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jack find when he returns to Mexico to write a new novel?

4. What happens to Cody shortly after Jack leaves for Florida?

5. What is Jack's response when Alyce asks to be allowed to go with him to Africa?

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

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

8. How does Irwin describe Hubbard?

9. What causes Jack's disgust for the civilized world to increase while he is on the ship heading to Africa?

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

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

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

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?

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