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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. Where does Jack go to escape from his mother for a little bit while they are living together?

2. What time of day does Jack and his mother's journey finally come to an end?

3. Which of the following is NOT something that Angie tells her son he needs to be happy?

4. What is the name of Jack's friend in Africa?

5. What does Jack credit for Cody's incarceration?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Raphael do on his return to New York that earns him great respect?

2. What is the highlight of the Duluozes short trip through Mexico?

3. Why is Jack so disappointed when he arrives in San Francisco with his mother?

4. What is Jack and Angie's new apartment like?

5. What happens on Jack's first night in Mexico City at the end of the book?

6. How does Jack describe Cody when he tries to retrieve some money lent to him?

7. What does Jack find when he returns to Mexico to write a new novel?

8. What does Hubbard express a need to purge himself of, and why?

9. How does Angie describe what love should be like to her son?

10. Who is Jack forced to sit with in the dining room on his journey back to New York and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Nature and its power is a huge theme in this book. What are some of the main examples of this theme, and which character is most affected by it?

Essay Topic 3

Religion is a theme ouched on a number of times in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did it affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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