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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Sal show up for the first day of his job in Denver?
(a) He overslept.
(b) He met a woman.
(c) He is planning on going on the road again with Dean.
(d) He would rather live off of Roland's generosity.

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

3. Whose ranch do Sal and Dean visit in Colorado?
(a) Ed Wall.
(b) Montana Slim.
(c) Ed Dunkel.
(d) Old Bull Lee.

4. What plans do Sal and Stan make during Sal's last trip to Denver?
(a) To write a book together.
(b) To travel to San Francisco.
(c) To travel to Mexico.
(d) To go bar hopping and to pick up women.

5. Why do Sal and Dean's travel companions seem leery of Dean on their 1949 trip to Denver?
(a) Because of his erratic behavior.
(b) Because he steals gasoline for the car.
(c) Because he is intoxicated.
(d) Because he insists on sticking his head out of the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dean find jobs for in Denver?

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

3. What happens when Camille finds out about Inez?

4. What does Sal do when he returns to Denver in the spring of 1949?

5. What is "The Ghost's" destination?

(see the answer key)

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