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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sal confess to Dean on their trip to Virginia?
(a) He wants to marry a woman named Lucille.
(b) He wants to take another trip with Dean.
(c) Dean's erratic behavior is wearing on him.
(d) Dean's speeding is making him nervous.

2. What Mexican woman does Sal meet on the bus to Los Angeles?
(a) Terry .
(b) Inez.
(c) Babe.
(d) Maria.

3. Which of Sal's friends stayed with Sal's aunt while he was away?
(a) Chad King.
(b) Old Bull Lee.
(c) Dean Moriarty.
(d) Carlo Marx.

4. What job does Remi Boncoeur find for Sal in San Francisco?
(a) A bartender.
(b) A night watchman at an army barracks.
(c) A clerk at a grocery store.
(d) A parking lot attendant.

5. Who does Sal reunite with at the restaurant while having dinner with Lee Ann, Remi, and Remi's stepfather?
(a) Ray Rawlins.
(b) Roland Major.
(c) Dean Moriarty.
(d) Chad King.

6. Who does Sal see that makes him feel that he is closer to Denver?
(a) Okies.
(b) Hobos.
(c) Denver Broncos football fans.
(d) Western people.

7. Why does Sal's aunt think they were picked up in Washington D.C.?
(a) Because of the California license plates.
(b) Because there were too many passengers in the car.
(c) Because the license plates had expired.
(d) Because they were speeding.

8. What does Sal realize about his relationship with Lucille during his return stay in New York City?
(a) It will work because Lucille has a zeal for traveling.
(b) It cannot work because she insists on changing him.
(c) It is what he desires because she can ground him.
(d) It cannot work because she is so irresponsible.

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

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

11. Who are the two women in Dean's life in Denver?
(a) Marylou and Terry.
(b) Marylou and Camille.
(c) Marylou and Inez.
(d) Camille and Inez.

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

13. How does Sal feel about the friendship between Dean Moriarty and his friend?
(a) He feels like the center of attention.
(b) He feels left out.
(c) He feels invigorated.
(d) He feels indifferent.

14. What does Dean inform his friends about at a party where Carlo is reading poetry?
(a) He wants to take a trip to Mexico.
(b) He is getting a divorce from Marylou.
(c) He is breaking up with Camille.
(d) He wants to attend school to become a writer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hyman Solomon?

2. Who is Sal's roommate in Denver?

3. After Sal leaves Terry, he rides a bus from Los Angeles to which city?

4. Who was born on the road?

5. Who thinks Sal should not travel out West?

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