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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. What is Sal and Dean's plan before they take their second trip in 1949?
(a) They will return to New York before departing.
(b) They will earn their college degrees.
(c) They will travel the United States more extensively.
(d) They will find jobs in San Francisco to earn money for the trip.

2. Who does Dean meet at a party in New York?
(a) Terry.
(b) Laura.
(c) Lucille.
(d) Inez.

3. What does Sal pack for his departure from San Francisco?
(a) A gun.
(b) A manuscript.
(c) Some sandwiches.
(d) His pajamas.

4. What does Old Bull think is a sign from Sal's deceased father?
(a) When they hear a rapping noise in Old Bull's dining room.
(b) When they hear a stranger yell Sal's father's name on the street.
(c) When they see a billboard that says, "Post cards from Paradise."
(d) When Old Pops wins the race at the horsetrack.

5. What plans do Sal and Stan make during Sal's last trip to Denver?
(a) To go bar hopping and to pick up women.
(b) To travel to San Francisco.
(c) To travel to Mexico.
(d) To write a book together.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Dean and Sal get to Denver in Part 3?

2. Where is Camille working in San Francisco?

3. What is Dean's reaction to his passengers being terrified of his driving on his trip from Denver to Chicago?

4. Who rescues Sal from the hotel in San Francisco?

5. Where do Sal and Dean clean up in Chicago?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Sal in Mexico City?

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

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

4. How do Sal, Dean, and Marylou get money so they can make it from Arizona to California?

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

6. What does Dean do when he, Sal, and Marylou arrive in San Francisco?

7. What does Old Bull think is a sign from Sal's father?

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

9. Who do Sal and Dean ride with in a travel bureau car from San Francisco to Denver?

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

(see the answer keys)

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