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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Carlo and Dean take to help them stay up all night for their chat sessions?
(a) LSD.
(b) Asprin.
(c) Caffeine.
(d) Benzedrine.

2. Who does Dean move in with after he breaks up with his girlfriend in New York?
(a) Carlo Marx.
(b) Ed Wall.
(c) Old Bull Lee.
(d) Sal Paradise.

3. Who writes to Sal about the possibility of hopping an ocean liner in San Francisco?
(a) Remi Boncoeur.
(b) Dean Moriarty.
(c) Old Bull Lee.
(d) Mississippi Gene.

4. Where was Dean Moriarty living before he was first introduced to Sal Paradise in New York?
(a) A reformatory in New Mexico.
(b) A commune in San Francisco.
(c) A hotel in Denver.
(d) An apartment in New Orleans.

5. Why doesn't Sal show up for the first day of his job in Denver?
(a) He is planning on going on the road again with Dean.
(b) He would rather live off of Roland's generosity.
(c) He met a woman.
(d) He overslept.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the two boys from Minnesota headed in their flat bed truck?

2. Who sends letters to Sal and tells him about Dean Moriarty?

3. Who are the two women in Dean's life in Denver?

4. Why does Sal end his ride with the brothers from Minnesota before their final destination?

5. Who is the woman traveling with Dean Moriarty when Sal first meets him?

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