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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Sal and Dean's travel companions drop off Sal and Dean on their trip East in Part 3?
(a) Cheyenne.
(b) Des Moines.
(c) Tucson.
(d) Denver.

2. What happens during Sal, Stan, and Dean's stay in San Antonio?
(a) Stan gets medical treatment.
(b) They get a speeding ticket.
(c) The three men have a fight.
(d) They get a flat tire.

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

4. What does Sal do when he returns to Denver in the spring of 1949?
(a) He goes to bars and listens to jazz music.
(b) He trains as a rodeo clown.
(c) He works as a laborer.
(d) He writes poetry.

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

6. What does Sal do to put a rift in his friendship with Dean and Camille?
(a) He reports Dean to the police.
(b) He hurls insults at them.
(c) He takes some of their money.
(d) He does not share any of the sandwiches he made for his trip.

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

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

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

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

11. What happens to Sal in Mexico City?
(a) He gets in a car accident.
(b) He meets a woman and falls in love.
(c) He gets dysentery.
(d) He gets arrested.

12. According to Sal, Dean's soul is wrapped up in ______________________? (fill in the blank)
(a) A fast car, a coast to reach, and a woman at the end of the road.
(b) A fast car, a coast to reach, and a drink at the end of the road.
(c) A fast car, a new kick, and a woman at the end of the road.
(d) A car to steal, a coast to reach, and a woman at the end of the road.

13. What is Sal and Dean's plan before they take their second trip in 1949?
(a) They will return to New York before departing.
(b) They will find jobs in San Francisco to earn money for the trip.
(c) They will earn their college degrees.
(d) They will travel the United States more extensively.

14. Who is Sam Brady?
(a) A hitchhiker.
(b) Sal's friend.
(c) A bar owner.
(d) Dean's cousin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dean seek out in Denver?

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

3. What is Sal's and Marylou's plan before they arrive in San Francisco?

4. What news does Sam Brady deliver to Dean?

5. Where does Sal, Dean, and Marylou's car run off the road into the mud?

(see the answer keys)

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