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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. What does the shock of lightning remind Jack of?

2. What does Jack discuss with the two friends he meets on the street?

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

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

5. What does Jack think he looks like while living in Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack think about the men looking at a pornographic magazine?

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

3. Why is Jack not affected by the news stories going on around him when he is in Washington?

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

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

6. Why is Jack so void of emotion as he leaves the cabin where he lived in all summer?

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

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

9. How does the waitress at the luncheonette treat Jack?

10. Why is Jarry fired from the fire station?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laughter and happiness are common themes found in this book. Where do these themes come into play, and how do they affect the characters involved in them?

Essay Topic 2

Pride and vanity are two basic and obvious themes in this book. What is the difference between the two, and where in the book do these themes appear?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in numerus different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Jack Kerouac have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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