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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Part I - Desolation in Solitude: Chapters 35 - 40 | Book I, Part I - Desolation in Solitude: Chapters 41 - 47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack plan to take to San Francisco with him according to his poem about going there?
(a) A sleeping bag and a bottle of wine.
(b) His books and some cigarettes.
(c) An idea and some gumption.
(d) The clothes on his back and a dream in his heart.

2. What does Jack read while he is at his job in Washington?
(a) Literature.
(b) His own writing.
(c) His old journals.
(d) Magazines.

3. What is the name of the woman Jack might have married at one point?
(a) Melanie.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Mary.
(d) Maisy.

4. What does Jack think he is doomed to as far as love is concerned?
(a) Loving women who can see through his facade.
(b) Loving women who hate him.
(c) Loving women who love other men.
(d) Loving women who are too young.

5. What does Jack like to invent?
(a) Games.
(b) Words.
(c) Images.
(d) Drinks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which mountain is hit by a major storm while Jack is on duty in Washington?

2. What is the only book that Jack has to read while he is in Washington?

3. What does Jack see illusions of while he is out in the storm all night?

4. What does "Maya'"mean?

5. What is Jack's Solitaire game based on?

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