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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sal decide to travel after his second trip to San Francisco?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Bakersfield.
(c) New York.
(d) Denver.

2. What does Lucille think about Sal's friends?
(a) She admires their exuberance and zest for life.
(b) She likes them because they are so intellectual.
(c) She does not like them for their negative influence on Sal.
(d) She does not like them because they are rude to her.

3. Who writes to Sal about the possibility of hopping an ocean liner in San Francisco?
(a) Mississippi Gene.
(b) Old Bull Lee.
(c) Dean Moriarty.
(d) Remi Boncoeur.

4. What does Sal realize about his relationship with Lucille during his return stay in New York City?
(a) It cannot work because she insists on changing him.
(b) It is what he desires because she can ground him.
(c) It will work because Lucille has a zeal for traveling.
(d) It cannot work because she is so irresponsible.

5. Who do Sal, Dean, and Marylou meet in Texas?
(a) A prostitute named Mary Jane.
(b) A poet named Walt.
(c) A businessman named Donald.
(d) A hitchhiker named Alfred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Old Bull Lee warn Sal about?

2. Which reason is NOT a reason why Sal dislikes his job at the army barracks?

3. What does Sal learn about Dean and Camille after his arrival in San Francisco?

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

5. Who thinks Sal should not travel out West?

(see the answer key)

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