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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 9, 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Dean, Marylou, and Ed Dunkel leave in Tucson and why?
(a) Camille; she and Dean had a fight.
(b) Galatea; she was complaining too much.
(c) Galatea; she was too sick to travel.
(d) Chad King; the rift between the friends was renewed.

2. Where do Sal and Dean decide to visit before returning to San Francisco?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Houston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Denver.

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

4. What New York hitchhiker does Sal meet in Des Moines?
(a) "The Ghost."
(b) Eddie.
(c) Big Slim Hazard.
(d) Mississippi Gene .

5. What does Sal do in Part 3, when the other passengers criticize Dean?
(a) He defends Dean.
(b) He gets angry at them.
(c) He ignores them.
(d) He agrees with them and has a talk with Dean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sal's and Marylou's plan before they arrive in San Francisco?

2. Which of the flat bed truck riders stays with Sal in Cheyenne?

3. Who is accompanying Dean on his trip to Virginia?

4. What does Sal realize about his relationship with Lucille during his return stay in New York City?

5. What event is taking place in Washington D.C. when Sal, Dean, Marylou, and Ed Dunkel are traveling through?

(see the answer key)

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