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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. Why does Sal leave Terry?
(a) He could not support Terry and her son.
(b) Terry kicks him out.
(c) Sal has the itch to be on the road again.
(d) He is feeling tied down in a committed relationship.

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

3. What job does Dean find after Sal first meets him in New York?
(a) A custodial worker.
(b) A parking lot attendant.
(c) Selling pressure cookers.
(d) A grocery store clerk.

4. Who sends letters to Sal and tells him about Dean Moriarty?
(a) Roland Major.
(b) Old Bull Lee.
(c) Carlo Marx.
(d) Chad King.

5. In Des Moines, Sal experiences the distinction of the East of his youth and the West of his __________________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Adolesence.
(b) Golden years.
(c) Middle-age crisis.
(d) Future.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sal think about his job in Bakersfield?

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

3. What is Sal's relationship with the Mexican woman he met on the bus?

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

5. What does Sal learn when he meets up with Chad King in Denver?

(see the answer key)

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