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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plans do Sal and Stan make during Sal's last trip to Denver?
(a) To travel to San Francisco.
(b) To travel to Mexico.
(c) To write a book together.
(d) To go bar hopping and to pick up women.

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

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

4. 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 enthusiastic.
(b) They are bored.
(c) They are annoyed.
(d) They are terrified.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who are Sal and Dean's passengers on their trip to Chicago in the travel bureau car?
(a) Two farmers.
(b) Two hitchhikers.
(c) Two waitresses they pick up at a diner.
(d) Two Jesuit students.

11. 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.

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

13. What is Sal's and Marylou's plan before they arrive in San Francisco?
(a) That Marylou would be Sal's girl.
(b) That they will abandon Dean.
(c) That they will visit Marylou's brother in Alcatraz.
(d) That they will never see each other again.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, what do Sal and Dean's travel companions to Denver want to do in Sacramento?

2. What does Sal do in Part 3, when the other passengers criticize Dean?

3. Why does the travel bureau car's owner need his car driven to Chicago?

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

5. What personal news does Dean share with Sal and Stan in Part 4?

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