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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapters 1, 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marylou do when she sees Sal on the streets of San Francisco?
(a) She waves hello.
(b) She suggests they have a drink together.
(c) She does not acknowledge him.
(d) She tells him to go away.

2. In Part 3, what do Sal and Dean's travel companions to Denver want to do in Sacramento?
(a) Stay overnight.
(b) Leave Sal and Dean.
(c) Stop for lunch.
(d) Go sightseeing.

3. Why does Sal's aunt think they were picked up in Washington D.C.?
(a) Because they were speeding.
(b) Because there were too many passengers in the car.
(c) Because of the California license plates.
(d) Because the license plates had expired.

4. Why does the travel bureau car's owner need his car driven to Chicago?
(a) His family decided to take the train after traveling by car.
(b) He bought a new car out west and drove it back to Chicago.
(c) He carpooled with a friend on the return trip.
(d) He lost his driver's license.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Sal finally decide to go back on the road in Denver?

2. What does Sal feel when he passes the fields near Bakersfield in Part 2?

3. How does Lee Ann feel about Sal staying with her?

4. What New York hitchhiker does Sal meet in Des Moines?

5. Who is Galatea?

(see the answer key)

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