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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. How does Dean treat Sal's friends while in Denver?
(a) With great animosity.
(b) As long-time friends.
(c) With great reverence.
(d) As though they do not exist.

2. Who does Sal see that makes him feel that he is closer to Denver?
(a) Hobos.
(b) Western people.
(c) Denver Broncos football fans.
(d) Okies.

3. Who was born on the road?
(a) Carlo Marx.
(b) Sal Paradise.
(c) Chad King.
(d) Dean Moriarty.

4. Why doesn't Sal show up for the first day of his job in Denver?
(a) He met a woman.
(b) He is planning on going on the road again with Dean.
(c) He would rather live off of Roland's generosity.
(d) He overslept.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives in Denver while Sal is staying there?

2. What does Sal think about his first visit to Denver?

3. Who is the mutual friend with Sal Paradise and Mississippi Gene?

4. Who sets Sal up with Rita Bettencourt?

5. Which of the flat bed truck riders stays with Sal in Cheyenne?

(see the answer key)

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