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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author go in the spring, in Chapter 18?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Nice.
(d) Venice.

2. Who was the author's second ride with in Chapter 11?
(a) A woman and a baby.
(b) A hippie.
(c) An overwight trucker.
(d) A woman truckdriver.

3. Why was the author disappointed with the people he met at dinner in Chapter 15?
(a) They went to the pool.
(b) They went to bed early.
(c) They went home.
(d) They went to the first class area.

4. What did the author learn about his mother as he was writing his entrance exams for college?
(a) She was in a mental hospital.
(b) She had cancer.
(c) She was divorcing Jean.
(d) She was pregnant again.

5. Which of the following was not revealed about the person who moved in with the author in Chapter 11?
(a) She was a mother.
(b) She was a lying writer and actress.
(c) She was manipulative.
(d) She was suicidal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the person who moved in with the author after Dagmar left?

2. What was the author's boss's name in Chapter 15?

3. What did the author contemplate doing after the fruit stand failed in Chapter 9?

4. Who waved to the author in Chapter 17?

5. Who did the author encounter in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the author travel during the spring, and what did he find out there in Chapter 19?

2. Why did the author avoid going home for dinner after school in Chapter 13?

3. What were the author's jobs when he was 16 years old living in Florida?

4. What was the author threatened with in Chapter 10?

5. Who did the author meet on the boat in Chapter 17?

6. Describe what was significant about the day at work in Chapter 10?

7. What was the latest money making idea Jean had in Chapter 9?

8. Where did the author attend school in Europe?

9. Why did the author decide to return home after running away?

10. Where was the author going in Chapter 17?

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