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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 is the vow that Sal and Terry make?
(a) That they will never see each other again.
(b) That Terry will come to New York soon.
(c) That Sal will earn money and return to Sabinal.
(d) That Terry will travel with Sal and his friends.

2. What is one of the things Sal enjoys doing in New Orleans?
(a) Listening to Old Bull's stories.
(b) Bar hopping on Bourbon Street.
(c) Witnessing a jazz funeral.
(d) Exploring the voodoo culture.

3. Who do Sal and his friends stay with in New Orleans?
(a) Chad King.
(b) Old Bull Lee.
(c) Hyman Solomon.
(d) Galatea.

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

5. Who does Sal encounter after his date with Rita Bettencourt?
(a) Marylou.
(b) Some Okies.
(c) Some hobos.
(d) Carlo Marx.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Sal and Terry connect with in Sabinal?

2. How does Sal feel about the friendship between Dean Moriarty and his friend?

3. Who does Dean move in with after he breaks up with his girlfriend in New York?

4. Where is Sal Paradise living at the beginning of On the Road?

5. Why doesn't Sal show up for the first day of his job in Denver?

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