On the Road Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

On the Road Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dean want to travel before his divorce with Marylou?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Texas.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Mexico.

2. Who do Sal and his friends stay with in New Orleans?
(a) Galatea.
(b) Chad King.
(c) Hyman Solomon.
(d) Old Bull Lee.

3. When does Sal finally decide to go back on the road in Denver?
(a) After an all-night session with Carlo Marx and Dean Moriarty.
(b) After the party in Central City.
(c) After Eddie arrives in Denver.
(d) After his date with Rita Bettencourt.

4. What is Central City?
(a) A town where Sal meets some hobos.
(b) A town where Sal and his friend's car breaks down.
(c) A haven for beat subculture.
(d) An old mining town in the mountains.

5. What do Sal, Dean, and Ed Dunkel do when Hyman Solomon does not come through?
(a) Sal pawns his watch.
(b) They steal money and buy bus tickets.
(c) They steal a car.
(d) They steal food and gas from distracted gas station attendants.

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

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

8. Where do Sal and Eddie receive job offers to work in Iowa?
(a) At a sewage treatment plant.
(b) At a diner.
(c) On a farm.
(d) At a carnival.

9. Why does Sal leave Terry?
(a) He is feeling tied down in a committed relationship.
(b) He could not support Terry and her son.
(c) Sal has the itch to be on the road again.
(d) Terry kicks him out.

10. Who did Dean, Marylou, and Ed Dunkel leave in Tucson and why?
(a) Camille; she and Dean had a fight.
(b) Galatea; she was too sick to travel.
(c) Galatea; she was complaining too much.
(d) Chad King; the rift between the friends was renewed.

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

12. Who is accompanying Dean on his trip to Virginia?
(a) Camille and Carlo Marx.
(b) Marylou and Ed Dunkel.
(c) Ed Dunkel and Carlo Marx.
(d) Marylou and Camille.

13. How does Sal get the money to get from Denver to San Francisco?
(a) Sal's aunt wires him the money.
(b) He pawns his watch.
(c) Roland Major gives him some money.
(d) He panhandles to earn the money.

14. What does Lucille think about Sal's friends?
(a) She does not like them for their negative influence on Sal.
(b) She likes them because they are so intellectual.
(c) She admires their exuberance and zest for life.
(d) She does not like them because they are rude to her.

15. What do Carlo and Dean take to help them stay up all night for their chat sessions?
(a) Asprin.
(b) Benzedrine.
(c) Caffeine.
(d) LSD.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lee Ann feel about Sal staying with her?

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

3. Who do Sal and Terry connect with in Sabinal?

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

5. What does Dean want his friends to help him with?

(see the answer keys)

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