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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poet does the narrator refer to in Chapter 5 in relation to himself?
(a) Picard.
(b) Poe.
(c) Wordsworth.
(d) Rimbaud.

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

3. What does Jack fear in the brush as he travels down the road in Chapter 3?
(a) Bats.
(b) Raccoons.
(c) Bears.
(d) Rattlesnakes.

4. The narrator writes in Chapter 10, "With my mind even and upright and abiding nowhere, as ____ would say."
(a) Kamratra.
(b) Hing Ho.
(c) Hui Neng.
(d) Ghorn Bhar.

5. What was Montesanto's nickname in college?
(a) Graybeard.
(b) Chessmaster.
(c) Smiler.
(d) Poet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator see on his porch from the mailbox which makes him happy in Chapter 9?

2. What color is the bridge where Jack is let off from the cab in Chapter 3?

3. How old does the narrator say he is in the beginning of the book?

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

5. What is the name of the narrator's cat?

(see the answer key)

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