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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sal feel about the friendship between Dean Moriarty and his friend?
(a) He feels left out.
(b) He feels like the center of attention.
(c) He feels invigorated.
(d) He feels indifferent.

2. Where are the two boys from Minnesota headed in their flat bed truck?
(a) To San Antonio.
(b) To Denver.
(c) To Los Angeles.
(d) To Cheyenne.

3. What is Central City?
(a) An old mining town in the mountains.
(b) A town where Sal meets some hobos.
(c) A town where Sal and his friend's car breaks down.
(d) A haven for beat subculture.

4. Who does Sal reunite with at the restaurant while having dinner with Lee Ann, Remi, and Remi's stepfather?
(a) Ray Rawlins.
(b) Chad King.
(c) Roland Major.
(d) Dean Moriarty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dean want to travel before his divorce with Marylou?

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

3. What does Dean inform his friends about at a party where Carlo is reading poetry?

4. In which city does Sal end the "ride of his life'?

5. What does Sal think after his date with Rita Bettencourt?

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