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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in Washington D.C. on the return trip from Virginia?
(a) Dean receives a speeding ticket.
(b) The car goes off the road.
(c) Dean and Marylou have a fight.
(d) They catch a glimpse of the President.

2. Why do Sal and his friends leave the party in Central City?
(a) They ran out of beer.
(b) Ray Rawlins got into a fight.
(c) It was too boring.
(d) It became too boisterous for them.

3. Where does Sal see Dean after his first trip on the road?
(a) At Sal's brother's house in Virginia.
(b) At Sal's aunt's house in New Jersey.
(c) On the streets of New York City.
(d) At Old Bull Lee's house in New Orleans.

4. Why does Sal leave Terry?
(a) Sal has the itch to be on the road again.
(b) He could not support Terry and her son.
(c) Terry kicks him out.
(d) He is feeling tied down in a committed relationship.

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

6. While Sal is witnessing one of Dean and Carlo's all night sessions, he concludes they are __________________________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Amazing saints.
(b) Cool hipsters.
(c) Genuine beatniks.
(d) Amazing maniacs.

7. Which of Sal's friends stayed with Sal's aunt while he was away?
(a) Old Bull Lee.
(b) Carlo Marx.
(c) Chad King.
(d) Dean Moriarty.

8. Who do Sal and his friends stay with in New Orleans?
(a) Hyman Solomon.
(b) Chad King.
(c) Galatea.
(d) Old Bull Lee.

9. Where do Sal and Eddie receive job offers to work in Iowa?
(a) On a farm.
(b) At a diner.
(c) At a sewage treatment plant.
(d) At a carnival.

10. Who does Sal encounter after his date with Rita Bettencourt?
(a) Carlo Marx.
(b) Some hobos.
(c) Marylou.
(d) Some Okies.

11. What job does Sal find in Bakersfield?
(a) Working at a carnival.
(b) Security guard at an army barracks.
(c) Picking fruit.
(d) Picking cotton.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dean want to travel before his divorce with Marylou?

2. How does Sal get the money to get from Denver to San Francisco?

3. What does Sal think about his first visit to Denver?

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

5. What is the vow that Sal and Terry make?

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