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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sal's arrival at Dean and Camille's house signify?
(a) That Dean will be more nostalgic.
(b) That Dean will become even crazier.
(c) That Dean will be less conscientious.
(d) That Dean will be more dutiful.

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

3. What is Dean's job in San Francisco?
(a) He is selling pressure cookers.
(b) He is a bartender.
(c) He is a security guard at an army barracks.
(d) He is a parking lot attendant.

4. Where do Dean and Sal stay in Detroit?
(a) At a YMCA.
(b) At a posh hotel.
(c) Skid row.
(d) With a friend.

5. What is the first place Sal visits on his return trip to San Francisco in the spring of 1949?
(a) Remi Boncoeur's home.
(b) Dean and Camille's home.
(c) The Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) The army barracks.

6. Why is Dean unable to work in San Francisco?
(a) Because of his excessive drinking.
(b) Because of his frequent out of town trips.
(c) He has to tend to Camille.
(d) He has injured his hand.

7. What does Marylou do when she sees Sal on the streets of San Francisco?
(a) She tells him to go away.
(b) She waves hello.
(c) She does not acknowledge him.
(d) She suggests they have a drink together.

8. What are Sal and Dean's travel companions' reactions when they overhear Sal and Dean's discussing their car dream?
(a) They are increasingly irritated.
(b) They are increasingly nervous.
(c) They are increasingly intrigued.
(d) They are increasingly bored.

9. Who does Dean seek out in Denver?
(a) An old girl friend.
(b) Chad King.
(c) His long-lost father.
(d) Carlo Marx.

10. What happens when Camille finds out about Inez?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She threatens suicide.
(c) They become friends.
(d) Camille is furious and wants a divorce from Dean.

11. What does Dean tell Sal after their first real argument?
(a) That he will not travel with Sal to New York.
(b) That he has been crying.
(c) That he is sorry.
(d) That he does not want to be Sal's friend.

12. What is the best time of day for Old Bull?
(a) The evenings.
(b) The afternoons.
(c) Late nights.
(d) The mornings.

13. What do Sal and Dean do while bar-hopping in Denver?
(a) They steal cars.
(b) They perform on stage.
(c) They pick up women.
(d) They assault a police officer.

14. Where do Sal, Dean, and Marylou drop Alfred off?
(a) Salinas, California.
(b) Tucson, Arizona.
(c) Needles, California.
(d) Tulare, California.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dean referring to when he tells Sal that "God has arrived"?

2. What does Sal pack for his departure from San Francisco?

3. Why do Sal and Dean's travel companions seem leery of Dean on their 1949 trip to Denver?

4. Where does Old Bull take Sal in New Orleans?

5. What does Sal do in Texas to get money to buy gas?

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