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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which three people does Sal meet on the "ride of his life"?
(a) Montana Slim, Mississippi Gene, and the blonde boy.
(b) Big Slim Hazard, Alabama Gene, and the blonde boy.
(c) Montana Slim, Mississippi Gene, and Ed Wall.
(d) Big Slim Hazard, Mississippi Gene, and the blonde boy.

2. What do Sal and his friends do in Central City?
(a) They go skiing.
(b) They go to a bar to listen to jazz.
(c) They have an all-night discussion session.
(d) They throw a party at an abandoned mine shack.

3. Who is "The Ghost?"
(a) A drug-induced hallucination.
(b) An old hobo.
(c) Slang for a police officer.
(d) One of Sal's friends.

4. What does Sal think about his first visit to Denver?
(a) It is inspirational.
(b) It is exuberating.
(c) It is ungratifying.
(d) It is traumatic.

5. Where are the two boys from Minnesota headed in their flat bed truck?
(a) To San Antonio.
(b) To Cheyenne.
(c) To Los Angeles.
(d) To Denver.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Rita Bettencourt described?

2. What does Hyman Solomon offer Sal, Dean, and Ed Dunkel?

3. What does Old Bull Lee warn Sal about?

4. What does Lucille think about Sal's friends?

5. How does Sal get the money to leave San Francisco for the second time?

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