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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following books does Wittman reference in this chapter?
(a) The Tin Drum
(b) Vanity Fair
(c) Far From the Maddening Crowd
(d) Divine Comedy

2. What does Nanci aspire to be?
(a) An actress
(b) A film producer
(c) A writer
(d) A map maker

3. Which of the following does Wittman contemplate buying at the market?
(a) A burger
(b) A hat
(c) Jeans
(d) Driftwood

4. What is Witman's position at the department store?
(a) Clerk
(b) Cleaner
(c) Sales manager
(d) Manager

5. What position was Witttman demoted from?
(a) Full-time clerk
(b) Management trainee
(c) Manager
(d) Cashier

6. What does Lance cook for breakfast?
(a) An omelet
(b) Bacon and toast
(c) Poached eggs
(d) Fried potatos

7. Where does Wittman tell Nanci he was born?
(a) On the beach at the English seaside
(b) In an alleyway next to a Chinese restaurnat
(c) Backstage at a vaudeville theater
(d) In a New York taxi

8. Which two characters get married in this chapter?
(a) Wittman and Sunny
(b) Gabe and Tasa
(c) Sunny and Lance
(d) Wittman and Tasa

9. What does Wittman accuse the girl of doing?
(a) Racial stereotyping
(b) Shopping for a man
(c) Reading bad books
(d) Assaulting him

10. What does Wittman's suit clash with?
(a) His hair
(b) His sneakers
(c) His socks
(d) His make up

11. How does Lance purposely mispronounce millionaire?
(a) Mi-yun-neh
(b) Millyair
(c) Minimdare
(d) Me-yan-na

12. What does Wittman chastise mothers for?
(a) Breaking toys without telling anyone
(b) Leaving their children in the toy department
(c) Buying unsuitable toys
(d) Being rude to him

13. Where do Wittman and Tasa travel to to look for Wittman's grandmother?
(a) Reno
(b) Ohio
(c) San Francisco
(d) Seattle

14. What character will Charles Bogaed Shaw play in King of Monkeys?
(a) Euan Tenner
(b) Philippe Franzil
(c) Liu Pei
(d) Chang Fei

15. Who does Nanci compare Wittman's work to?
(a) Walt Whitman
(b) LeRoi Jones
(c) William Carlos
(d) Charles Bukowski

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Wittman's most recent play?

2. What is the name of the street Wittman walks down?

3. What of the following types of people does Kerouac not mention in his poem?

4. What is the name of the special day Wittman's mother is celebrating?

5. How does the girl pronounce Oakland?

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