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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 thinks Sal should not travel out West?
(a) Carlo Marx.
(b) Dean Moriarty.
(c) Marylou.
(d) Sal's Aunt.

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

3. What is Roland Major's profession?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) He is an actor.
(c) He is a musician.
(d) He is an author.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sal feel about the friendship between Dean Moriarty and his friend?

2. Where do Sal and Eddie receive job offers to work in Iowa?

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

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

5. How does Dean treat Sal's friends while in Denver?

(see the answer key)

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