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

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

3. How does Dean treat Sal's friends while in Denver?
(a) As long-time friends.
(b) As though they do not exist.
(c) With great reverence.
(d) With great animosity.

4. What does Dean want his friends to help him with?
(a) Teaching him Spanish.
(b) Helping him move.
(c) Learning to write.
(d) Finding a job.

5. Who does Sal seek out when he first arrives in San Francisco?
(a) Roland Major.
(b) Marylou.
(c) Remi Boncoeur.
(d) Dean Moriarty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes to Sal about the possibility of hopping an ocean liner in San Francisco?

2. Why doesn't Sal show up for the first day of his job in Denver?

3. Who does Sal encounter after his date with Rita Bettencourt?

4. Which of the flat bed truck riders stays with Sal in Cheyenne?

5. Who is Remi Boncoeur's girlfriend?

(see the answer key)

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