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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Sal and Dean discuss while traveling from Sacramento to Denver?
(a) Their dreams.
(b) Their travel plans.
(c) Their sexual encounters.
(d) Their friends.

2. How does Sal feel after Dean confides in Sal about his reaction to their fight?
(a) He feels guilt-ridden.
(b) He feels that Dean is a sissy.
(c) He feels relieved.
(d) He feels manipulated.

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

4. What does Sal feel when he passes the fields near Bakersfield in Part 2?
(a) He feels hungry.
(b) He feels pangs of guilt.
(c) He feels nostalgic.
(d) He feels confusion.

5. What is Sal and Dean's dream about while driving in a car?
(a) That they take a giant scythe and chop down trees and mountains.
(b) That the car is a time machine.
(c) That they drive up a ramp and become airborne.
(d) That they can escape their problems if they drive fast enough.

6. In Part 3, who takes the wheel of the vehicle that Dean and Sal are riding in while in Sacramento?
(a) The homosexual man.
(b) Dean.
(c) One of the couple.
(d) Sal .

7. What does Sal learn about Dean and Camille after his arrival in San Francisco?
(a) That they are expecting their second child.
(b) That they are getting a divorce.
(c) That they are moving to San Antonio
(d) That Camille has the mumps.

8. Where do Sal and Dean decide to travel in 1949?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Denver.
(d) New Orleans.

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

10. What is the name of the horse that Sal bets on?
(a) Old Pops.
(b) Daddy-O.
(c) Holy Goof.
(d) Big Brown.

11. Where is Camille working in San Francisco?
(a) At a diner.
(b) At a five-and-dime store.
(c) At a vinyard picking grapes.
(d) At a doctor's office.

12. What are Sal and Dean's travel companions' reactions to dropping Sal and Dean off at their stop?
(a) They are very happy.
(b) They are very wary.
(c) They are very ambivalent.
(d) They are very disappointed .

13. Who does Sal meet in Denver on his third trip West?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Chad.
(c) Stan.
(d) Roland.

14. What is Dean's reaction to his passengers being terrified of his driving on his trip from Denver to Chicago?
(a) He mocks them.
(b) He feels guilty.
(c) He is agitated.
(d) He does not notice.

15. What does Sal consider a sign that he and Dean need to leave Denver?
(a) When they see a lunar eclipse.
(b) When their hotel room catches on fire.
(c) When they see a white horse on the side of the road.
(d) When Sam Brady delivers the news that the family wants no interaction with Dean or his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sal and Dean do while bar-hopping in Denver?

2. Who is Marylou's new boyfriend in San Francisco?

3. Where does Dean take Sal to stay in San Francisco?

4. How do Dean and Sal get to Denver in Part 3?

5. Why is Dean unable to work in San Francisco?

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