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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 9, 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Sal get from Denver to San Francisco?
(a) He takes the bus.
(b) He hitchhikes.
(c) He drives a travel bureau car.
(d) A friend gives him a ride.

3. Why does Sal's aunt think they were picked up in Washington D.C.?
(a) Because the license plates had expired.
(b) Because they were speeding.
(c) Because there were too many passengers in the car.
(d) Because of the California license plates.

4. Where was Dean Moriarty living before he was first introduced to Sal Paradise in New York?
(a) An apartment in New Orleans.
(b) A hotel in Denver.
(c) A commune in San Francisco.
(d) A reformatory in New Mexico.

5. After Sal leaves Terry, he rides a bus from Los Angeles to which city?
(a) Harrisburg.
(b) New York City.
(c) Columbus.
(d) Pittsburgh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What New York hitchhiker does Sal meet in Des Moines?

2. Where do Sal and Dean decide to travel in 1949?

3. Why do Sal and Terry leave Los Angeles?

4. Where do Sal, Dean, and Marylou drop Alfred off?

5. What does Sal's aunt do in Washington D.C.?

(see the answer key)

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