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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Galatea?
(a) Dean Moriarty's new girlfriend.
(b) Ed Dunkel's new wife.
(c) Sal's brother's wife.
(d) Sal's new girlfriend.

2. Where does Sal see Dean after his first trip on the road?
(a) On the streets of New York City.
(b) At Old Bull Lee's house in New Orleans.
(c) At Sal's aunt's house in New Jersey.
(d) At Sal's brother's house in Virginia.

3. Who rescues Sal from the hotel in San Francisco?
(a) Remi Boncoeur.
(b) Roland Major.
(c) Dean Moriarty.
(d) Marylou.

4. What is Sal and Dean's plan before they take their second trip in 1949?
(a) They will earn their college degrees.
(b) They will find jobs in San Francisco to earn money for the trip.
(c) They will travel the United States more extensively.
(d) They will return to New York before departing.

5. What does Sal pack for his departure from San Francisco?
(a) His pajamas.
(b) Some sandwiches.
(c) A manuscript.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dean's reaction to his passengers being terrified of his driving on his trip from Denver to Chicago?

2. In Part 3, what do Sal and Dean's travel companions to Denver want to do in Sacramento?

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

4. Why do Sal and his friends leave the party in Central City?

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

(see the answer key)

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