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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. What is Roland Major's profession?
(a) He is an author.
(b) He is a teacher.
(c) He is an actor.
(d) He is a musician.

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

3. What does Sal learn when he meets up with Chad King in Denver?
(a) That he and Carlo Marx and Dean Moriarty are no longer friends,
(b) That Dean and Carlo are no longer friends.
(c) That Chad King, Carlo Marx and Dean Moriarty did not want to be friends with Sal.
(d) That Dean Moriarty and Carlo Marx had already left for San Francisco.

4. Who is Sal's roommate in Denver?
(a) Dean Moriarty.
(b) Carlo Marx.
(c) Tim Gray.
(d) Roland Major.

5. How does Sal feel about the friendship between Dean Moriarty and his friend?
(a) He feels invigorated.
(b) He feels left out.
(c) He feels like the center of attention.
(d) He feels indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Sal Paradise living at the beginning of On the Road?

3. What is Central City?

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

5. Why do Sal and his friends leave the party in Central City?

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