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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. Which of the following is NOT a reason that Jack gives for no longer being desirable to women?
(a) He has wine on his teeth.
(b) He is too intelligent.
(c) He is wearing dirty jeans.
(d) He is 34.

2. What college does Jack attend for a little while?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Stamford.
(c) Brown.
(d) Columbia.

3. Who does Jack fall in love with while he is on the mountain?
(a) Lulu.
(b) Himself.
(c) God.
(d) Buddha.

4. Why does Raphael need help packing?
(a) He is breaking up with his girl.
(b) He is going to Europe.
(c) He is too ill to do it all himself.
(d) He wants to account for all of his possesions.

5. What does Jack feed the animals that come to his cabin in Washington?
(a) Boiled potatoes.
(b) Chilli.
(c) Bread and water.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jack call his friend Irwin?

3. Which of the following is NOT a mountain that Jack enjoys looking at and pondering?

4. How much does Jack pay for his Skid Row room?

5. What is the name of the woman Jack might have married at one point?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens while Cody is introducing Jack to his new girl?

2. What illusion does Jack have about the moon one night about a month before he leaves Washington?

3. Why do some people have a hard time understanding Jack when he speaks?

4. How does Jack feel about Irwin's proposed visit to Jack in Mexico?

5. What is it that Jack desires, and yet fears above all?

6. What does Jack do every night at 8:00 while he is working in Washington?

7. Why does Jack dislike the use of form in poetry?

8. Why does Mount Hozomeen become Jack's metaphor for The Void?

9. What is so important to Jack about the date of August 22nd?

10. What does Jack take pity on the hipsters in Mexico for?

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