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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. Which reason is NOT a reason why Sal dislikes his job at the army barracks?
(a) He would rather drink with the men than reprimand them.
(b) He has to make one arrest per month.
(c) He has to stay awake all night.
(d) He and Remi get free groceries from the commissary.

2. What do Sal, Dean, and Ed Dunkel do when Hyman Solomon does not come through?
(a) They steal money and buy bus tickets.
(b) They steal food and gas from distracted gas station attendants.
(c) Sal pawns his watch.
(d) They steal a car.

3. What do Sal and another woman he meets on the bus do until her stop in Columbus, Ohio?
(a) They play travel games.
(b) They sleep.
(c) They discuss books.
(d) They neck.

4. Who is Remi Boncoeur's girlfriend?
(a) Camille.
(b) Babe.
(c) Terry.
(d) Lee Ann.

5. Why does Sal leave Terry?
(a) Sal has the itch to be on the road again.
(b) He is feeling tied down in a committed relationship.
(c) Terry kicks him out.
(d) He could not support Terry and her son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the mutual friend with Sal Paradise and Mississippi Gene?

2. Where is Sal Paradise living at the beginning of On the Road?

3. Who does Dean find jobs for in Denver?

4. Who thinks Sal should not travel out West?

5. While Sal is witnessing one of Dean and Carlo's all night sessions, he concludes they are __________________________. (fill in the blank)

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Sal's aunt do when Dean is given a speeding ticket?

5. What is the vow Sal and Terry make when Sal leaves for New York?

6. What favor does Remi ask Lee Ann before he moves out of their house?

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

8. Why do Sal and Terry go to Terry's home town of Sabinal?

9. Who do Dean, Marylou, and Ed Dunkel leave in Tucson and why?

10. What does Sal learn about Dean's love life in Denver?

(see the answer keys)

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