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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the flat bed truck riders stays with Sal in Cheyenne?
(a) Roland Major.
(b) Big Slim Hazard.
(c) Mississippi Gene.
(d) Montana Slim.

2. In Des Moines, Sal experiences the distinction of the East of his youth and the West of his __________________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Middle-age crisis.
(b) Adolesence.
(c) Golden years.
(d) Future.

3. Who does Sal encounter after his date with Rita Bettencourt?
(a) Marylou.
(b) Some Okies.
(c) Some hobos.
(d) Carlo Marx.

4. Where is Sal Paradise living at the beginning of On the Road?
(a) With his brother in Virginia.
(b) With his aunt in New Jersey.
(c) With Carlo Marx in Denver.
(d) With Roland Major in Denver.

5. Who does Dean find jobs for in Denver?
(a) Sal and Roland.
(b) Sal and Eddie.
(c) Carlo and Eddie.
(d) Roland and Eddie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sal get from Denver to San Francisco?

2. How does Sal feel about the friendship between Dean Moriarty and his friend?

3. Where does Dean want to travel before his divorce with Marylou?

4. Who writes to Sal about the possibility of hopping an ocean liner in San Francisco?

5. Why doesn't Sal show up for the first day of his job in Denver?

(see the answer key)

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