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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 4, 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Mexican woman does Sal meet on the bus to Los Angeles?
(a) Terry .
(b) Babe.
(c) Maria.
(d) Inez.

2. Who does Sal seek out when he first arrives in San Francisco?
(a) Remi Boncoeur.
(b) Marylou.
(c) Roland Major.
(d) Dean Moriarty.

3. What does Sal think after his date with Rita Bettencourt?
(a) He has a good time and asks her for a second date.
(b) There is no hope of a relationship developing.
(c) He falls in love with her.
(d) He is ambivalent and thinks maybe a second date would help him make up his mind.

4. What does Sal confess to Dean on their trip to Virginia?
(a) Dean's speeding is making him nervous.
(b) He wants to take another trip with Dean.
(c) He wants to marry a woman named Lucille.
(d) Dean's erratic behavior is wearing on him.

5. What does Sal's aunt do in Washington D.C.?
(a) She buys the group lunch.
(b) She pays Dean's fine for speeding and vents her anger at the officer.
(c) She scolds Dean for driving too fast and getting a ticket.
(d) She wants to stop for a tour of the White House.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do Sal and Dean take a quick trip from Virginia to New Jersey?

3. What happens in Washington D.C. on the return trip from Virginia?

4. Where does Sal sleep in Cheyenne?

5. What job does Dean find after Sal first meets him in New York?

(see the answer key)

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