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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Old Bull Lee warn Sal about?
(a) That they need to drive more carefully on their road trips.
(b) That Sal needs to finish his education.
(c) That Dean is getting crazier and to be careful.
(d) To watch out for the police in New Orleans.

2. Who do Sal and Terry connect with in Sabinal?
(a) Terry's family and little son.
(b) Terry's abusive husband.
(c) Dean and Marylou.
(d) Roland Major.

3. What does Sal think about his first visit to Denver?
(a) It is exuberating.
(b) It is inspirational.
(c) It is ungratifying.
(d) It is traumatic.

4. How does Dean treat Sal's friends while in Denver?
(a) As though they do not exist.
(b) As long-time friends.
(c) With great animosity.
(d) With great reverence.

5. What do Carlo and Dean take to help them stay up all night for their chat sessions?
(a) Benzedrine.
(b) Asprin.
(c) LSD.
(d) Caffeine.

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

7. What does Old Bull Lee think of Dean?
(a) That he is despicable.
(b) That he is trouble.
(c) That he is intriguing.
(d) That he is fun.

8. What is the vow that Sal and Terry make?
(a) That they will never see each other again.
(b) That Terry will travel with Sal and his friends.
(c) That Sal will earn money and return to Sabinal.
(d) That Terry will come to New York soon.

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

10. What job does Remi Boncoeur find for Sal in San Francisco?
(a) A parking lot attendant.
(b) A clerk at a grocery store.
(c) A bartender.
(d) A night watchman at an army barracks.

11. What is Sal's relationship with the Mexican woman he met on the bus?
(a) They are unfriendly.
(b) They are cordial.
(c) They are inseparable.
(d) They despise each other.

12. Who does Sal see that makes him feel that he is closer to Denver?
(a) Western people.
(b) Denver Broncos football fans.
(c) Okies.
(d) Hobos.

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

14. How does Sal get the money to get from Denver to San Francisco?
(a) He panhandles to earn the money.
(b) Roland Major gives him some money.
(c) He pawns his watch.
(d) Sal's aunt wires him the money.

15. Who thinks Sal should not travel out West?
(a) Sal's Aunt.
(b) Dean Moriarty.
(c) Carlo Marx.
(d) Marylou.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "The Ghost's" destination?

2. Who is the woman traveling with Dean Moriarty when Sal first meets him?

3. Where does Sal sleep in Cheyenne?

4. What does Sal do after his first road trip?

5. What does Sal learn when he meets up with Chad King in Denver?

(see the answer keys)

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