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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. Who does Sal encounter after his date with Rita Bettencourt?
(a) Some Okies.
(b) Marylou.
(c) Some hobos.
(d) Carlo Marx.

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

3. Which of Sal's friends stayed with Sal's aunt while he was away?
(a) Chad King.
(b) Dean Moriarty.
(c) Carlo Marx.
(d) Old Bull Lee.

4. Who arrives in Denver while Sal is staying there?
(a) Mississippi Gene.
(b) Old Bull Lee.
(c) Remi Boncoeur.
(d) Eddie.

5. What Mexican woman does Sal meet on the bus to Los Angeles?
(a) Inez.
(b) Maria.
(c) Terry .
(d) Babe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sal think after his date with Rita Bettencourt?

2. What event is taking place in Washington D.C. when Sal, Dean, Marylou, and Ed Dunkel are traveling through?

3. How long has it been since Sal has seen Dean since his first trip to San Francisco?

4. Who is Sal's roommate in Denver?

5. What New York hitchhiker does Sal meet in Des Moines?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sal react after he introduces Dean Moriarty to Carlo Marx?

2. What does Sal find out when he calls Chad King after he arrives in Denver?

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

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

5. What is happening in Sal Paradise's life before he meets Dean Moriarty?

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

7. Why does Sal want to leave Denver?

8. What does Old Bull Lee warn Sal about in New Orleans?

9. What happens to Sal, Dean, Marylou, and Ed Dunkel in Washington, D.C.?

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

(see the answer keys)

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