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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sal do to put a rift in his friendship with Dean and Camille?
(a) He takes some of their money.
(b) He does not share any of the sandwiches he made for his trip.
(c) He reports Dean to the police.
(d) He hurls insults at them.

3. What favor does Remi ask of Lee Ann in San Francisco?
(a) To accompany him to dinner when his stepfather comes to town.
(b) To reconsider her decision.
(c) To let him stay until he can find an apartment.
(d) To return his favorite shirt.

4. What are Sal and Dean's travel companions' reactions when they overhear Sal and Dean's discussing their car dream?
(a) They are increasingly nervous.
(b) They are increasingly bored.
(c) They are increasingly intrigued.
(d) They are increasingly irritated.

5. Why is Dean unable to work in San Francisco?
(a) He has injured his hand.
(b) He has to tend to Camille.
(c) Because of his excessive drinking.
(d) Because of his frequent out of town trips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sal and Dean's dream about while driving in a car?

2. Who does Sal seek out when he first arrives in San Francisco?

3. What is Sal and Dean's plan before they take their second trip in 1949?

4. What does Marylou admit to Sal after they arrive in San Francisco?

5. What do Sal and Dean do in New York City on New Year's Eve?

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