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

2. Why does Simon's brother run away from Jack?

3. Who takes the Beats to see Williams?

4. How long does Cody stay in prison?

5. What time of day does Jack and his mother's journey finally come to an end?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Jack so disappointed when he arrives in San Francisco with his mother?

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

4. How does Irwin describe Hubbard?

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

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

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

8. How does Angie describe California after living there for a few weeks?

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

10. What surprises Jack when he meets a group of English Beat teenagers in London?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Nature and its power is a huge theme in this book. What are some of the main examples of this theme, and which character is most affected by it?

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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