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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. Who is Marylou's new boyfriend in San Francisco?

2. What happens to Sal in Mexico City?

3. What is Dean's job in San Francisco?

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

5. What happens during Sal, Stan, and Dean's stay in San Antonio?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Dean want to take the trip with Sal and Stan?

5. What happens between Sal and Marylou in San Francisco?

6. What happens to Stan on the way to Mexico?

7. What happens to Sal in Mexico City?

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

9. What arrives in San Francisco that allows Sal to return to New York?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The quote, "Three writers does not a generation make," is sometimes attributed to Beat writer, Gregory Corso. Since the Beats only constituted a handful of writers, how would you explain the impact of the Beat Movement on future generations and the youth of today?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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