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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sal's and Marylou's plan before they arrive in San Francisco?
(a) That they will visit Marylou's brother in Alcatraz.
(b) That Marylou would be Sal's girl.
(c) That they will abandon Dean.
(d) That they will never see each other again.

2. In Des Moines, Sal experiences the distinction of the East of his youth and the West of his __________________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Golden years.
(b) Future.
(c) Adolesence.
(d) Middle-age crisis.

3. Why does the driver who gives Sal a ride from Harrisburg to New York refuse to give Sal any food?
(a) He is mean.
(b) Because Sal is a stranger.
(c) He does not have any money to buy food.
(d) He thinks fasting is important to one's health.

4. How is Rita Bettencourt described?
(a) As a lively party girl.
(b) As an intellectual with rapier-like wit.
(c) As an outspoken woman who advocates for the oppressed.
(d) As a shy girl without much ambition.

5. Where does Sal sleep in Cheyenne?
(a) At a bus station.
(b) In a park.
(c) At a train station.
(d) At a motel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "The Ghost's" destination?

2. Who is Hyman Solomon?

3. Where do Sal and Eddie receive job offers to work in Iowa?

4. What does Sal do to put a rift in his friendship with Dean and Camille?

5. What does Sal think about his first visit to Denver?

(see the answer key)

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