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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. Who is Mississippi Gene harboring from the law?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Dean Moriarty.
(c) Montana Slim.
(d) A young blonde boy.

2. After Sal leaves Terry, he rides a bus from Los Angeles to which city?
(a) Harrisburg.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Columbus.
(d) New York City.

3. What is one of the things Sal enjoys doing in New Orleans?
(a) Bar hopping on Bourbon Street.
(b) Listening to Old Bull's stories.
(c) Witnessing a jazz funeral.
(d) Exploring the voodoo culture.

4. What event is taking place in Washington D.C. when Sal, Dean, Marylou, and Ed Dunkel are traveling through?
(a) A VJ Day celebration parade.
(b) Dwight D, Eisenhower's Inauguration Day.
(c) Harry S. Truman's Inauguration Day.
(d) A protest march.

5. Who is Marylou's new boyfriend in San Francisco?
(a) A man who is religious.
(b) A man who is handsome.
(c) A man with a bad temper.
(d) A man who has money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucille think about Sal's friends?

2. What do Sal and another woman he meets on the bus do until her stop in Columbus, Ohio?

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

4. In Des Moines, Sal experiences the distinction of the East of his youth and the West of his __________________. (fill in the blank)

5. Where does Sal go with Babe Rawlins in a mining town outside of Denver?

(see the answer key)

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