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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 is Marylou's new boyfriend in San Francisco?
(a) A man with a bad temper.
(b) A man who is religious.
(c) A man who is handsome.
(d) A man who has money.

2. Where do Sal and Dean clean up in Chicago?
(a) At a friend's house.
(b) At a hotel.
(c) In the college boys' YMCA room.
(d) At a bus station.

3. What does Dean tell Sal after their first real argument?
(a) That he is sorry.
(b) That he has been crying.
(c) That he does not want to be Sal's friend.
(d) That he will not travel with Sal to New York.

4. According to Sal, Dean's soul is wrapped up in ______________________? (fill in the blank)
(a) A car to steal, a coast to reach, and a woman at the end of the road.
(b) A fast car, a new kick, and a woman at the end of the road.
(c) A fast car, a coast to reach, and a drink at the end of the road.
(d) A fast car, a coast to reach, and a woman at the end of the road.

5. Where do Sal and Dean's travel companions drop off Sal and Dean on their trip East in Part 3?
(a) Des Moines.
(b) Cheyenne.
(c) Tucson.
(d) Denver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sal do to put a rift in his friendship with Dean and Camille?

2. What happens in a restaurant in Denver when Sal and Dean are en route to New York?

3. What news does Sam Brady deliver to Dean?

4. Who does Dean seek out in Denver?

5. Where do Sal and Marylou stay in San Francisco?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Camille do to Dean and Sal in the spring of 1949?

2. What happens to Sal, Dean, and Marylou's car in Texas?

3. Why are the car owner and the couple all too happy to drop Sal and Dean off in Denver?

4. What happens when Dean returns to see Sal at the hotel?

5. Whose ranch do Sal, Dean, and the two passengers visit in Colorado?

6. Where do Sal, Dean, and Stan Shepherd travel in Part 4 of On the Road?

7. How does a wealthy woman assist Sal in Denver?

8. What does Dean's cousin, Sam Brady, tell Dean when he was attempting to locate his father in Denver?

9. What does Sal do to put a damper on the friendship with Dean and Camille?

10. Who are the other passengers in the travel bureau car that belongs to a wealthy man in Chicago?

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