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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. Where does Dean learn his father is?
2. Who does the travel bureau car that Sal and Dean drive from Denver to Chicago belong to?
3. What personal news does Dean share with Sal and Stan in Part 4?
4. Where do Sal and Dean clean up in Chicago?
5. What is the best time of day for Old Bull?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who do Sal and Dean ride with in a travel bureau car from San Francisco to Denver?
2. Whose ranch do Sal, Dean, and the two passengers visit in Colorado?
3. Where do Sal, Dean, and Stan Shepherd travel in Part 4 of On the Road?
4. What does Old Bull think is a sign from Sal's father?
5. What decision did the other passengers override Sal and Dean on in Sacramento?
6. Who are the other passengers in the travel bureau car that belongs to a wealthy man in Chicago?
7. What does Dean's cousin, Sam Brady, tell Dean when he was attempting to locate his father in Denver?
8. How does a wealthy woman assist Sal in Denver?
9. What happens between Sal and Marylou in San Francisco?
10. Sal and Dean have their first argument at a restaurant in Denver. What is the argument about?
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
Jazz music is an underlying theme in On the Road.
a. Describe the role of jazz in the Beat movement.
b. Describe how jazz influences how On the Road was written.
Essay Topic 3
Post-World War II America was very insular by turning inward and focusing on internal issues and families. How does Beat society compare to post-World War II America?
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