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

2. How is Rita Bettencourt described?
(a) As a shy girl without much ambition.
(b) As an intellectual with rapier-like wit.
(c) As an outspoken woman who advocates for the oppressed.
(d) As a lively party girl.

3. How does Dean treat Sal's friends while in Denver?
(a) As though they do not exist.
(b) With great reverence.
(c) With great animosity.
(d) As long-time friends.

4. After Sal leaves Terry, he rides a bus from Los Angeles to which city?
(a) Columbus.
(b) New York City.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Harrisburg.

5. Where is Sal Paradise living at the beginning of On the Road?
(a) With Carlo Marx in Denver.
(b) With Roland Major in Denver.
(c) With his brother in Virginia.
(d) With his aunt in New Jersey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Sal finally decide to go back on the road in Denver?

3. Why does Sal leave Terry?

4. Who do Sal and his friends stay with in New Orleans?

5. What do Carlo and Dean take to help them stay up all night for their chat sessions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sal confess to Dean while traveling from New Jersey to Virginia?

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

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

5. What does the group of friends do while in New York on New Year's Eve?

6. Why does Sal break up with Lucille?

7. Why do Sal and his hitchhiker friend, Eddie, part in Iowa?

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

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

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

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