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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. Why does Ruth ask Jack to move out of her apartment?

2. How long does Cody stay in prison?

3. When does Jack sneak away from Paris to London?

4. What does Jack notice about all the women he sees in Paris?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Irwin describe Hubbard?

3. Why does Jack say the thugs on the street leave him alone when he first enters San Francisco with his mother?

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

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

6. What is Angie's first impression of Mexico when Jack takes her over the border?

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

8. What is Jack and Angie's new apartment like?

9. What does Angie convince her son to give up in his life before heading back to Florida?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by multiple characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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