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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. What job does Dean find after Sal first meets him in New York?
(a) A custodial worker.
(b) Selling pressure cookers.
(c) A parking lot attendant.
(d) A grocery store clerk.

2. Where does Dean want to travel before his divorce with Marylou?
(a) Texas.
(b) Mexico.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) San Francisco.

3. Where does Sal sleep in Cheyenne?
(a) At a train station.
(b) In a park.
(c) At a motel.
(d) At a bus station.

4. What is Central City?
(a) An old mining town in the mountains.
(b) A town where Sal meets some hobos.
(c) A haven for beat subculture.
(d) A town where Sal and his friend's car breaks down.

5. In which city does Sal end the "ride of his life'?
(a) Cheyenne.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Denver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sal go with Babe Rawlins in a mining town outside of Denver?

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

3. Who sends letters to Sal and tells him about Dean Moriarty?

4. Why does Sal end his ride with the brothers from Minnesota before their final destination?

5. How does Sal get the money to get from Denver to San Francisco?

(see the answer key)

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