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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sal's roommate in Denver?
(a) Dean Moriarty.
(b) Tim Gray.
(c) Carlo Marx.
(d) Roland Major.

2. Which of the flat bed truck riders stays with Sal in Cheyenne?
(a) Mississippi Gene.
(b) Montana Slim.
(c) Big Slim Hazard.
(d) Roland Major.

3. Where was Dean Moriarty living before he was first introduced to Sal Paradise in New York?
(a) An apartment in New Orleans.
(b) A reformatory in New Mexico.
(c) A hotel in Denver.
(d) A commune in San Francisco.

4. What does Sal think about his first visit to Denver?
(a) It is traumatic.
(b) It is ungratifying.
(c) It is exuberating.
(d) It is inspirational.

5. Why do Sal and his friends leave the party in Central City?
(a) They ran out of beer.
(b) Ray Rawlins got into a fight.
(c) It was too boring.
(d) It became too boisterous for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Dean find after Sal first meets him in New York?

2. Who are the two women in Dean's life in Denver?

3. How does Sal get from Denver to San Francisco?

4. Where does Sal sleep in Cheyenne?

5. Who thinks Sal should not travel out West?

(see the answer key)

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