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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city does Sal end the "ride of his life'?

2. Who does Sal see that makes him feel that he is closer to Denver?

3. Who was born on the road?

4. What do Sal and Dean do in New York City on New Year's Eve?

5. Which of Sal's friends stayed with Sal's aunt while he was away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is traveling with Mississippi Gene?

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

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

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

6. Why does Sal break up with Lucille?

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

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

9. What job does Remi Boncoeur find for, Sal when he arrives in San Francisco?

10. Why does Sal want to leave Denver?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sal and Dean mention finding "IT" throughout the novel

a. How do Sal and Dean define "IT"?

b. Do they ever find "IT"?

c. Do you think that "IT" has religious or spiritual undertones? Why or why not?

Cite specific examples from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

A connotation of the term, Beat Generation, means that they were discouraged or down and out.

a. Do you think the characters in On the Road fit this definition?

b. What connotation(s) of the term Beat Generation do you think the characters exemplify and why?

Cite specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

a. What are Sal and Dean's views on authority and authority figures? How can they live their lives in absence of authority?

b. What are Sal and Dean rebelling against?

c. How do Sal, Dean, and their friends rebel against what they oppose?

Cite specific examples from the book to support your answers.

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