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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say he spends nights thinking about the usefulness of in Chapter 7?
(a) A wire scourer.
(b) A thermos.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A rope.

2. The narrator writes that within what time period, he lost complete control of the peace mechanisms of his mind?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

3. What does the narrator refer to his nightmare he'd had in New York in Chapter 5?
(a) "Mountain of the Mien Mo."
(b) "Mountain of the Night Terror."
(c) "Mountain of Vultures."
(d) "Mountain of the Mo Mien."

4. 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.

5. What does the narrator crawl through as he travels the road in Chapter 3?
(a) A barbed wire fence.
(b) A stack of wood.
(c) A tangle of branches.
(d) A wooden fence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drinks the narrator's canned milk in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 1, who does the narrator say he was hiding with in San Francisco upon his arrival?

3. With whom did the producers of the television show send Jack out after his performance?

4. On which side is the bluff to Jack as he travels the road at night in Chapter 3?

5. What is Kerouac's fictionalized name in Big Sur?

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