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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. Where do Sal and Eddie receive job offers to work in Iowa?
(a) At a carnival.
(b) On a farm.
(c) At a diner.
(d) At a sewage treatment plant.

2. Where is Sal Paradise living at the beginning of On the Road?
(a) With his brother in Virginia.
(b) With Roland Major in Denver.
(c) With his aunt in New Jersey.
(d) With Carlo Marx in Denver.

3. What does Sal think after his date with Rita Bettencourt?
(a) He is ambivalent and thinks maybe a second date would help him make up his mind.
(b) He has a good time and asks her for a second date.
(c) He falls in love with her.
(d) There is no hope of a relationship developing.

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

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. Which three people does Sal meet on the "ride of his life"?

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

3. Who is the woman traveling with Dean Moriarty when Sal first meets him?

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

5. Who does Sal encounter after his date with Rita Bettencourt?

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