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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hal Hingham assist Sal and the others in Tucson?
(a) He lets them take a shower at his house.
(b) He gives them five dollars.
(c) He buys them dinner.
(d) He lets them spend the night at his house.

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

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

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

5. Who is Dean referring to when he tells Sal that "God has arrived"?
(a) The poet, William Carlos Williams.
(b) A musician, George Shearing.
(c) An author, Edmund McLean.
(d) The actor, James Dean.

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

7. What does Sal do in Texas to get money to buy gas?
(a) He works in the field picking fruit.
(b) He holds up a liquor store.
(c) He pawns his watch.
(d) He panhandles.

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

9. What does Sal do in Part 3, when the other passengers criticize Dean?
(a) He defends Dean.
(b) He agrees with them and has a talk with Dean.
(c) He gets angry at them.
(d) He ignores them.

10. 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.

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

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

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

14. What does Sal consider a sign that he and Dean need to leave Denver?
(a) When they see a white horse on the side of the road.
(b) When they see a lunar eclipse.
(c) When Sam Brady delivers the news that the family wants no interaction with Dean or his father.
(d) When their hotel room catches on fire.

15. Where does Old Bull take Sal in New Orleans?
(a) To an abandoned warehouse.
(b) To Bourbon Street.
(c) To the racetrack.
(d) To a bayou.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first place Sal visits on his return trip to San Francisco in the spring of 1949?

2. What do Sal and Dean discuss while traveling from Sacramento to Denver?

3. What are Sal and Dean's travel companions' reactions when they overhear Sal and Dean's discussing their car dream?

4. What does Dean do when he, Sal, and Marylou arrive in San Francisco?

5. What does Marylou admit to Sal after they arrive in San Francisco?

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