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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What New York hitchhiker does Sal meet in Des Moines?
(a) Mississippi Gene .
(b) Eddie.
(c) Big Slim Hazard.
(d) "The Ghost."

2. What is the best time of day for Old Bull?
(a) The mornings.
(b) The afternoons.
(c) Late nights.
(d) The evenings.

3. What is one of the things Sal and Dean discuss before Dean departs West to see Camille and his children?
(a) That Dean and his family and Sal and his future family could live on the same street.
(b) That Sal, Dean, and Dean's father could take a trip together.
(c) That maybe Sal could rent a room at Dean and Camille's house.
(d) That Sal could marry Camille after she and Dean get a divorce.

4. What does Hyman Solomon offer Sal, Dean, and Ed Dunkel?
(a) To drive part of the way.
(b) To find some girls for Sal and Dean.
(c) To get some money in Testament, Virginia.
(d) To give them some drugs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Central City?

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

3. What does Dean tell Sal after their first real argument?

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

5. Who does Sal introduce to Dean with whom he forms a strong friendship?

(see the answer key)

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