On the Road Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Part 1, Chapters 1 and 2

1. Where is Sal Paradise living at the beginning of On the Road?

2. Who sends letters to Sal and tells him about Dean Moriarty?

3. Who was born on the road?

4. Where was Dean Moriarty living before he was first introduced to Sal Paradise in New York?

5. Who is the woman traveling with Dean Moriarty when Sal first meets him?

6. What job does Dean find after Sal first meets him in New York?

7. Who does Sal introduce to Dean with whom he forms a strong friendship?

8. How does Sal feel about the friendship between Dean Moriarty and his friend?

9. What does Dean want his friends to...
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