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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Sal and his friends do in Central City?
(a) They go to a bar to listen to jazz.
(b) They have an all-night discussion session.
(c) They go skiing.
(d) They throw a party at an abandoned mine shack.

2. Which of Sal's friends stayed with Sal's aunt while he was away?
(a) Chad King.
(b) Dean Moriarty.
(c) Carlo Marx.
(d) Old Bull Lee.

3. Who are the two women in Dean's life in Denver?
(a) Marylou and Camille.
(b) Marylou and Inez.
(c) Camille and Inez.
(d) Marylou and Terry.

4. 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.

5. Where does Sal go with Babe Rawlins in a mining town outside of Denver?
(a) To a friend's house.
(b) To an opera.
(c) To an abandoned mine.
(d) To a bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Dean Moriarty living before he was first introduced to Sal Paradise in New York?

2. What Mexican woman does Sal meet on the bus to Los Angeles?

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

4. Who is Sal's roommate in Denver?

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

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