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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Old Bull Lee think of Dean?
(a) That he is despicable.
(b) That he is fun.
(c) That he is trouble.
(d) That he is intriguing.

3. What does Old Bull think is a sign from Sal's deceased father?
(a) When they hear a rapping noise in Old Bull's dining room.
(b) When they see a billboard that says, "Post cards from Paradise."
(c) When Old Pops wins the race at the horsetrack.
(d) When they hear a stranger yell Sal's father's name on the street.

4. Who was born on the road?
(a) Sal Paradise.
(b) Chad King.
(c) Dean Moriarty.
(d) Carlo Marx.

5. What does Marylou do when she sees Sal on the streets of San Francisco?
(a) She does not acknowledge him.
(b) She tells him to go away.
(c) She waves hello.
(d) She suggests they have a drink together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sal encounter after his date with Rita Bettencourt?

2. Why does the driver who gives Sal a ride from Harrisburg to New York refuse to give Sal any food?

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

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

5. What does Sal consider a sign that he and Dean need to leave Denver?

(see the answer key)

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