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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in a restaurant in Denver when Sal and Dean are en route to New York?
(a) They make plans to travel to Canada.
(b) Sal and Dean have their first outright argument.
(c) They pick up women.
(d) They stiff the server with the bill.

2. Where does Sal decide to travel after his second trip to San Francisco?
(a) Bakersfield.
(b) New York.
(c) Denver.
(d) Chicago.

3. What are Sal and Dean's travel companions' reactions when it is Dean's turn to take the wheel of the vehicle?
(a) They are bored.
(b) They are annoyed.
(c) They are enthusiastic.
(d) They are terrified.

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

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

6. How do Dean and Sal get to Denver in Part 3?
(a) By bus.
(b) In a travel bureau car.
(c) They take an airplane.
(d) They hitchhike.

7. How does Sal get the money to leave San Francisco for the second time?
(a) He sells a manuscript.
(b) He works as a grocery clerk.
(c) Sal's aunt sends him a GI check.
(d) He pawns his watch.

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

9. What action does Camille take with Dean and Sal in San Francisco?
(a) She calls the police on them.
(b) She sends them out for groceries.
(c) She kicks them out of the house.
(d) She refuses to let them in after 1:00 a.m.

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

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

12. Who do Sal, Dean, and Marylou meet in Texas?
(a) A hitchhiker named Alfred.
(b) A prostitute named Mary Jane.
(c) A businessman named Donald.
(d) A poet named Walt.

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

14. How is Sal able to travel from Denver to San Francisco in the spring of 1949?
(a) From winnings at the horse racetrack.
(b) From the money he earns as a laborer.
(c) A rich woman gives him one hundred dollars.
(d) He finds some money on the street.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose ranch do Sal and Dean visit in Colorado?

2. What news does Sam Brady deliver to Dean?

3. What is Sal and Dean's plan before they take their second trip in 1949?

4. Where do Dean and Sal stay in Detroit?

5. What is Dean's reaction to his passengers being terrified of his driving on his trip from Denver to Chicago?

(see the answer keys)

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