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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 religion does Ben follow?
2. What does Jack do while his mother sleeps at the end of their long journey?
3. How long does Cody stay in prison?
4. What happens during the cruise that makes Jack wish he were with his mother?
5. What famous poet does Raphael meet with while Jack is visiting him?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Angie describe California after living there for a few weeks?
2. What is Angie's first impression of Mexico when Jack takes her over the border?
3. What happens on Jack's first night in Mexico City at the end of the book?
4. What does Hubbard express a need to purge himself of, and why?
5. Why does Jack say the thugs on the street leave him alone when he first enters San Francisco with his mother?
6. Who is Jack forced to sit with in the dining room on his journey back to New York and why?
7. What does Raphael do on his return to New York that earns him great respect?
8. How does Irwin describe Hubbard?
9. How does Jack describe his mother as he gets ready for his trip to California with her?
10. What happens to Cody shortly after Jack leaves for Florida?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The two Ruths are very similar in nature, although very different in many other areas. What are some of these intrinsic differences and similarities, and what message(s) was Kerouac was trying to send with these two characters who have the same name?
Essay Topic 2
Alyce is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Alyce had not been in the book?
Essay Topic 3
How does Jack change through the course of the book? What causes these changes?
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