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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator and his gang go to visit in the hospital in Chapter 14?
(a) Dave Wain.
(b) George Baso.
(c) Arthur Ma.
(d) Billie.

3. The narrator writes in Chapter 3, "I'm afraid to go down there--I am affrayed in the old _____ sense of being frayed by a whip."
(a) Sharp.
(b) Terrible.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Edmund Spenser.

4. Who is yelling in the living room when the narrator wakes up in Chapter 14?
(a) Alejandro Pascal.
(b) Lex Pascal.
(c) Lex Rosston.
(d) Cody Pomeray.

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

6. Who drives the narrator to see Cody in Chapter 17?
(a) Dave Wain.
(b) Arthur Ma.
(c) Cody Pomeray.
(d) Lorenzo Monsanto.

7. What bar does the narrator go to in Chapter 11?
(a) Mike's Place.
(b) Joe's Place.
(c) Mike's Tavern.
(d) Joe's Tavern.

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

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

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

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

12. What words does the narrator hear in the meadow in Chapter 9?
(a) "Roses of the Forgotten."
(b) "Roses of the Dead."
(c) "Roses of Yesterday."
(d) "Roses of the Unborn."

13. What does the narrator say is God's movie in Chapter 6?
(a) The women.
(b) Nature.
(c) Us.
(d) The animals.

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

15. What is one of the faults the narrator notes about the cabin in Chapter 6?
(a) No bars on the windows.
(b) No windows.
(c) No fans.
(d) No screens on the windows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator refer to his socks as in the book?

2. In Chapter 14, which character is described as a strange kid from Oregon with hair like Raul Castro?

3. Where is the narrator hoping to hitchhike in Chapter 10?

4. What name does the narrator refer to himself as a child in Chapter 7?

5. What is the name of the pet mule of the local settlers in the book?

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