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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 1, 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Dean greet Sal when he arrives at his door step in 1949?
(a) He is inebriated.
(b) He slams the door in Sal's face.
(c) He gives Sal a big hug.
(d) He answers the door naked.

3. Who writes to Sal about the possibility of hopping an ocean liner in San Francisco?
(a) Remi Boncoeur.
(b) Dean Moriarty.
(c) Mississippi Gene.
(d) Old Bull Lee.

4. Why does Sal leave Terry?
(a) He could not support Terry and her son.
(b) Terry kicks him out.
(c) Sal has the itch to be on the road again.
(d) He is feeling tied down in a committed relationship.

5. What does Old Bull Lee warn Sal about?
(a) That Dean is getting crazier and to be careful.
(b) That Sal needs to finish his education.
(c) That they need to drive more carefully on their road trips.
(d) To watch out for the police in New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Dean, Marylou, and Ed Dunkel leave in Tucson and why?

3. What is Sal's relationship with the Mexican woman he met on the bus?

4. What does Sal consider a sign that he and Dean need to leave Denver?

5. What event is taking place in Washington D.C. when Sal, Dean, Marylou, and Ed Dunkel are traveling through?

(see the answer key)

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