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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the two boys from Minnesota headed in their flat bed truck?
(a) To San Antonio.
(b) To Cheyenne.
(c) To Los Angeles.
(d) To Denver.

2. How does Sal get from Denver to San Francisco?
(a) He drives a travel bureau car.
(b) He takes the bus.
(c) He hitchhikes.
(d) A friend gives him a ride.

3. Why does Sal's aunt think they were picked up in Washington D.C.?
(a) Because there were too many passengers in the car.
(b) Because the license plates had expired.
(c) Because they were speeding.
(d) Because of the California license plates.

4. What do Carlo and Dean take to help them stay up all night for their chat sessions?
(a) LSD.
(b) Caffeine.
(c) Asprin.
(d) Benzedrine.

5. Where does Sal see Dean after his first trip on the road?
(a) At Old Bull Lee's house in New Orleans.
(b) On the streets of New York City.
(c) At Sal's brother's house in Virginia.
(d) At Sal's aunt's house in New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which three people does Sal meet on the "ride of his life"?

2. What Mexican woman does Sal meet on the bus to Los Angeles?

3. What does Sal think about his job in Bakersfield?

4. Which of Sal's friends stayed with Sal's aunt while he was away?

5. After Sal leaves Terry, he rides a bus from Los Angeles to which city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dean inform the group about at a party where Carlo is reading his poetry?

2. When and where does Sal meet up with Dean after living in Denver?

3. What are Sal's living arrangements while he is in Denver?

4. Why does Lee Ann throw Remi out of their house?

5. Why does Sal want to leave Denver?

6. Why doesn't the driver offer Sal any food on his trip from Pittsburgh to New York?

7. Why does Sal break up with Lucille?

8. Who does Sal meet on the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angeles?

9. Why does Dean Moriarty visit Sal at his aunt's house in Patterson, New Jersey?

10. What is the wildest ride of Sal's journey?

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