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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. How does Hal Hingham assist Sal and the others in Tucson?

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

3. In Part 3, who takes the wheel of the vehicle that Dean and Sal are riding in while in Sacramento?

4. Where does Sal, Dean, and Marylou's car run off the road into the mud?

5. What does Sal pack for his departure from San Francisco?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Sal and Dean return the travel bureau car in Chicago?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What decision did the other passengers override Sal and Dean on in Sacramento?

10. What is happening in Dean and Camille's lives when Sal visits them in San Francisco in the spring of 1949?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are conflicting views about Dean Moriarty. One is that he has a zest for life and the other is that he is crazy. What is your opinion on these views?

Support your answer with specific evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 2

a. Why is being on the road so important to the Beat Movement?

b. What transformations or epiphanies do the following characters have, if any, after being "on the road"? Cite specific examples from the book.

- Sal Paradise

- Dean Moriarty

- Ed Dunkel

- Stan Shepherd

Essay Topic 3

Sal has views about different groups who were marginalized in mid-20th century America. What are his views on these groups? Are there any differences among categories of people? If so, why? Cite specific examples from the book.

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