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Chapter 1 & 2

1. In the forward to the book, to what writer does Kerouac compare his works?
(a) Fitzgerald.
(b) Poe.
(c) Rimbaud.
(d) Proust.

2. Where was Jack Kerouac born and raised?
(a) Lowell, Massachusetts.
(b) San Francisco, Calilfornia.
(c) Newark, New Jersey.
(d) New York, New York.

3. What is Kerouac's fictionalized name in Big Sur?
(a) John Kerouac.
(b) John Duluoz.
(c) Jack Duluoz.
(d) Jack Kenwick.

4. In Chapter 1, who does the narrator say he was hiding with in San Francisco upon his arrival?
(a) Bums.
(b) Dave Wainwright.
(c) Ben Fagan.
(d) Cody Pomeray.

5. At the beginning of the book, what song does the narrator say the church is blowing on the bells in the slums?
(a) "O Holy Night."
(b) "Mary."
(c) "A Hymn to Mary."
(d) "Kathleen."

6. Who has the narrator planned to meet incognito in San Francisco?
(a) Cody Pomeray.
(b) George Baso.
(c) Ramona Swartz.
(d) Lorenz Monsanto.

7. What is one of the two names the narrator planned on using as a code name in Chapter 1?
(a) George Baso.
(b) Cody Pomeray.
(c) Adam Yulch.
(d) James Joyce.

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