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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator writes in Chapter 8 that, "ten delicate ____ slowly chewed at midnight is something no one's ever done in luxurious restaurants."
(a) Chocolates.
(b) Olives.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Candies.

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

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

4. On which side is the bluff to Jack as he travels the road at night in Chapter 3?
(a) In front of him.
(b) Behind him.
(c) His left.
(d) His right.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator writes that the ferns are like those of the what Scripture in Chapter 5?

2. What is Jack happy to find along the road in Chapter 3?

3. What kind of cat did the narrator have?

4. What are the new generation of kids who wear ragged but strangely elegant clothing called?

5. What old buddy does the the narrator send a letter to in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Jack relate in Chapter 6 of Hollywood? Why does the author relate this information?

2. What is Jack's reaction to Cody's disappointment to see him drinking in Chapter 13?

3. What does Jack describe as he leaves for Big Sur in Chapter 2?

4. How do Buddhist fundamentals relate to Jack's relationship with nature in Chapter 8? How do these change later in the novel?

5. In Chapter 5, how does Jack's relationship to nature change?

6. How does Jack describe the nature surrounding him in Chapter 3?

7. What animal does Jack encounter in Chapter 4? How does he describe this and the landscape?

8. What is Jack's initial interaction with the animals around the cabin like in Chapter 18?

9. What does Jack decide to do in Chapter 9? How does he go about leaving?

10. What "sign" does Jack speak of in Chapter 10 and why?

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