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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does their friend assist Sal, Dean, and Stan in Mexico?
(a) He treats Stan's insect bite.
(b) He sells them drugs.
(c) He gives them directions.
(d) He directs them to a brothel.

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

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

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

6. What does Marylou admit to Sal after they arrive in San Francisco?
(a) She only used him to make Dean jealous.
(b) She has a crush on him.
(c) That she really admires him.
(d) That he is really wearing on her after the long trip.

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

8. Where does Sal, Dean, and Marylou's car run off the road into the mud?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Texas.
(d) California.

9. What is one of the things Sal and Dean discuss before Dean departs West to see Camille and his children?
(a) That Sal could marry Camille after she and Dean get a divorce.
(b) That maybe Sal could rent a room at Dean and Camille's house.
(c) That Dean and his family and Sal and his future family could live on the same street.
(d) That Sal, Dean, and Dean's father could take a trip together.

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

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

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

13. 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 works as a laborer.
(c) He trains as a rodeo clown.
(d) He writes poetry.

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

15. Why does the travel bureau car's owner need his car driven to Chicago?
(a) He bought a new car out west and drove it back to Chicago.
(b) He lost his driver's license.
(c) He carpooled with a friend on the return trip.
(d) His family decided to take the train after traveling by car.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sal get the money to leave San Francisco for the second time?

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

3. Where does Dean learn his father is?

4. Who is Sam Brady?

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

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