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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Sal and Terry leave Los Angeles?
(a) They cannot find a place to stay.
(b) They think it is too glitzy.
(c) Sal does not have any friends living there.
(d) They cannot find jobs.

3. What does Dean want his friends to help him with?
(a) Finding a job.
(b) Teaching him Spanish.
(c) Helping him move.
(d) Learning to write.

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

5. What job does Dean find after Sal first meets him in New York?
(a) A grocery store clerk.
(b) Selling pressure cookers.
(c) A parking lot attendant.
(d) A custodial worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sal sleep in Cheyenne?

2. What do Sal and another woman he meets on the bus do until her stop in Columbus, Ohio?

3. While Sal is witnessing one of Dean and Carlo's all night sessions, he concludes they are __________________________. (fill in the blank)

4. Where does Sal travel after his first visit to San Francisco?

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

(see the answer key)

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