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1. In the forward to the book, to what writer does Kerouac compare his works?

Proust.

2. Where was Jack Kerouac born and raised?

Lowell, Massachusetts.

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

Jack Duluoz.

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

Bums.

5. At the beginning of the book, what song does the narrator say the church is blowing on the bells in the slums?

"Kathleen."

6. Who has the narrator planned to meet incognito in San Francisco?

Lorenz Monsanto.

7. What is one of the two names the narrator planned on using as a code name in Chapter 1?

Adam Yulch.

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