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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Billie works for a living doing what?
(a) Acting.
(b) Modeling.
(c) Performance art.
(d) Secretarial work.

2. Who does the narrator call in London in Chapter 30?
(a) Lenny.
(b) Lionel.
(c) Lon.
(d) Lawrence.

3. What does the narrator tell Billie he's afraid to do in Chapter 31?
(a) Go to Big Sur.
(b) Go to New York.
(c) Die.
(d) Get married.

4. What newspaper does the narrator find with his name all over it in Chapter 22?
(a) New York Times.
(b) San Francis Chronicle.
(c) San Francisco Chronicle.
(d) San Francisco Gazette.

5. Who wrote, "When the various experiences come to light in meditation, do not be proud and anxious to tell other people, else to Goddesses and Mothers you will bring annoyance"?
(a) Kalumata.
(b) Milarepa.
(c) Ghandi.
(d) Maharisha.

6. What is Billie's son's name?
(a) Edward.
(b) Elliott.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Eric.

7. What is Billie's friend with the black hair's name?
(a) Perry.
(b) John.
(c) Barry.
(d) Peter.

8. What is Cody's wife's name?
(a) Mary.
(b) Billie.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Evelyn.

9. What does the narrator envision his friends as in Chapter 36?
(a) Monsters.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Witches.
(d) Shadows.

10. What does Billie say she's going to do in Chapter 34?
(a) Kill Jack.
(b) Marry Cody.
(c) Leave for New York.
(d) Kill herself.

11. What kind of animal does the group see floating in Chapter 21?
(a) A snake.
(b) An otter.
(c) A rat.
(d) A fish.

12. What image does the narrator think of watching Billie wade in the water in Chapter 34?
(a) Sara by the Sea.
(b) Anna by the Sea.
(c) Carolyn by the Sea.
(d) Maria by the Sea.

13. What of Billie's has died in Chapter 31?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Cat.
(c) Dog.
(d) Goldfish.

14. Who does Pat McLear say he'd rather go to Hollywood to play in Chapter 23?
(a) Kerouac.
(b) Rimbaud.
(c) Shelley.
(d) Poe.

15. What has happened to the chair in Billie's apartment in Chapter 30?
(a) It's been remodeled.
(b) It's fallling apart.
(c) It caught on fire.
(d) It's been rained on.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of contest takes place after breakfast in Chapter 21?

2. What does the proprietor of the playhouse say that Jack can't play with in Chapter 25?

3. Who does the narrator want Evelyin to meet in Chapter 33?

4. What does the narrator dream of in Chapter 37?

5. Who does Ben say that even he knew everything is possible in Chapter 30?

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