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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound is overwhelming to the narrator when he exits the cab in Chapter 3?
(a) The chirping of birds.
(b) The roar of surf.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Rain and wind.

2. What is the name of the bridge where the cab drops off Jack in Chapter 3?
(a) Tuscan Canyon.
(b) Raton Bluff.
(c) Raton Canyon.
(d) Big Sur.

3. On what show did the narrator practice his poetry in Hollywood a year prior in Chapter 6?
(a) The David Lahr Show.
(b) The Johnny Carson Show.
(c) The Steve Allen Show.
(d) The Lawrence Welk Show.

4. What are the black things the narrator sees in the sand in Chapter 3?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Mule dung.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Turtles.

5. Who is the beatnik painter passed out on the bed in Chapter 1?
(a) Cody Pomeray.
(b) Steven Morris.
(c) Robert Browning.
(d) Brian Santori.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did the narrator say, "Allow me to stay here, I only want peace"?

2. In his last line of Chapter 6, the narrator says the best thing is to not be what?

3. What does the narrator say it's called when he rearranges the rock in the stream in Chapter 6?

4. What is the name of the "skid row" hotel in which the narrator has been staying in Chapter 1?

5. How does the narrator describe the mule in Chapter 6?

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