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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. Why is Sal's friend ejected from the upscale restaurant in San Francisco?
(a) He shouts "Fire!"
(b) He complains about the food.
(c) He has food poisoning.
(d) He is drunk and boisterous.

2. Why does Sal end his ride with the brothers from Minnesota before their final destination?
(a) He is getting car sick.
(b) He is determined to see his friends in Denver.
(c) He meets a woman.
(d) He is bored.

3. Who is the woman traveling with Dean Moriarty when Sal first meets him?
(a) Camille.
(b) Terry.
(c) Inez.
(d) Marylou.

4. What is Sal's relationship with the Mexican woman he met on the bus?
(a) They despise each other.
(b) They are unfriendly.
(c) They are inseparable.
(d) They are cordial.

5. How does Hal Hingham assist Sal and the others in Tucson?
(a) He lets them take a shower at his house.
(b) He lets them spend the night at his house.
(c) He gives them five dollars.
(d) He buys them dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sal introduce to Dean with whom he forms a strong friendship?

2. What does Sal do when he returns to Denver in the spring of 1949?

3. What happens in Washington D.C. on the return trip from Virginia?

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

5. Why do Sal and Dean's travel companions seem leery of Dean on their 1949 trip to Denver?

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