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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. Where does Dean take Sal to stay in San Francisco?
(a) At Marylou's new apartment.
(b) At Remi Boncoeur's house.
(c) At the hotel where Roland Major is staying.
(d) At Camille's house.

2. How does Sal get the money to leave San Francisco for the second time?
(a) He sells a manuscript.
(b) He pawns his watch.
(c) He works as a grocery clerk.
(d) Sal's aunt sends him a GI check.

3. Who is the mutual friend with Sal Paradise and Mississippi Gene?
(a) Big Slim Hazard.
(b) Montana Slim.
(c) Dean Moriarty.
(d) Remi Boncoeur.

4. When does Sal finally decide to go back on the road in Denver?
(a) After his date with Rita Bettencourt.
(b) After the party in Central City.
(c) After an all-night session with Carlo Marx and Dean Moriarty.
(d) After Eddie arrives in Denver.

5. What does Lucille think about Sal's friends?
(a) She does not like them for their negative influence on Sal.
(b) She likes them because they are so intellectual.
(c) She does not like them because they are rude to her.
(d) She admires their exuberance and zest for life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dean's job in San Francisco?

2. Who is Hyman Solomon?

3. What do Sal and his friends do in Central City?

4. Who is "The Ghost?"

5. Why does the driver who gives Sal a ride from Harrisburg to New York refuse to give Sal any food?

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