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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 Mississippi Gene harboring from the law?
(a) Montana Slim.
(b) A young blonde boy.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Dean Moriarty.

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

3. Who does Dean move in with after he breaks up with his girlfriend in New York?
(a) Sal Paradise.
(b) Old Bull Lee.
(c) Ed Wall.
(d) Carlo Marx.

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

5. How does Sal get the money to get from Denver to San Francisco?
(a) Sal's aunt wires him the money.
(b) He panhandles to earn the money.
(c) Roland Major gives him some money.
(d) He pawns his watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Sal and his friends leave the party in Central City?

2. What do Sal and his friends do in Central City?

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

4. What New York hitchhiker does Sal meet in Des Moines?

5. In which city does Sal end the "ride of his life'?

(see the answer key)

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