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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. On which side is the bluff to Jack as he travels the road at night in Chapter 3?
2. Where does the narrator say that only weeks earlier, he'd fallen flat on his head in Chapter 6?
3. Who drives the narrator to see Cody in Chapter 17?
4. Who does the narrator say that Herman Hesse thought he was in Chapter 7?
5. What is the name of the "skid row" hotel in which the narrator has been staying in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What quotes of Emerson does Kerouac use in Chapter 7? What do these propel the narrator to do?
2. How do Buddhist fundamentals relate to Jack's relationship with nature in Chapter 8? How do these change later in the novel?
3. What do the descriptions in Chapter 3 relate about the protagonist?
4. In what "chores" does the narrator find peace in Chapter 6?
5. What exposition does the narrator relay of Cody's imprisonment in Chapter 13?
6. What does Jack describe as his feelings for the cabin in Chapter 6? To whom does he speak to of his feelings?
7. What does Jack describe as he leaves for Big Sur in Chapter 2?
8. What is the description of the boarding house where his friends live in Chapter 12?
9. What "sign" does Jack speak of in Chapter 10 and why?
10. How do the protagonist's feelings of himself in Chapters 1 and 2 foreshadow that which occurs later in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Kerouac's use of metaphor, simile and personification in the novel. What effect does the author create with this technique?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the character of Jack Duluoz in Big Sur. What are his principle characteristics? What are his objectives and obstacles in the plot?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character of Cody Pomeray. How is this character viewed by all of the others in the novel? What are his feelings for Jack?
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