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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) Dean Moriarty.
(b) Sal's Aunt.
(c) Carlo Marx.
(d) Marylou.

2. What does Dean inform his friends about at a party where Carlo is reading poetry?
(a) He is breaking up with Camille.
(b) He wants to take a trip to Mexico.
(c) He is getting a divorce from Marylou.
(d) He wants to attend school to become a writer.

3. Which three people does Sal meet on the "ride of his life"?
(a) Montana Slim, Mississippi Gene, and Ed Wall.
(b) Montana Slim, Mississippi Gene, and the blonde boy.
(c) Big Slim Hazard, Mississippi Gene, and the blonde boy.
(d) Big Slim Hazard, Alabama Gene, and the blonde boy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Des Moines, Sal experiences the distinction of the East of his youth and the West of his __________________. (fill in the blank)

2. Where does Dean want to travel before his divorce with Marylou?

3. Where does Sal sleep in Cheyenne?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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