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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event is taking place in Washington D.C. when Sal, Dean, Marylou, and Ed Dunkel are traveling through?
(a) Harry S. Truman's Inauguration Day.
(b) Dwight D, Eisenhower's Inauguration Day.
(c) A protest march.
(d) A VJ Day celebration parade.

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

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

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

5. Who is Mississippi Gene harboring from the law?
(a) Dean Moriarty.
(b) Montana Slim.
(c) A young blonde boy.
(d) Eddie.

6. What is Central City?
(a) A haven for beat subculture.
(b) A town where Sal and his friend's car breaks down.
(c) An old mining town in the mountains.
(d) A town where Sal meets some hobos.

7. In Des Moines, Sal experiences the distinction of the East of his youth and the West of his __________________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Adolesence.
(b) Middle-age crisis.
(c) Future.
(d) Golden years.

8. How does Sal get from Denver to San Francisco?
(a) He drives a travel bureau car.
(b) He hitchhikes.
(c) A friend gives him a ride.
(d) He takes the bus.

9. What do Sal and Dean do in New York City on New Year's Eve?
(a) They go party hopping.
(b) They stay home.
(c) They see a Broadway play.
(d) They go to a jazz club.

10. Why do Sal and Dean take a quick trip from Virginia to New Jersey?
(a) To deliver some furniture for Sal's aunt.
(b) Sal forgot his typewriter.
(c) Dean wanted to visit a girl.
(d) Miles Davis was performing.

11. What does Sal think after his date with Rita Bettencourt?
(a) He has a good time and asks her for a second date.
(b) He falls in love with her.
(c) He is ambivalent and thinks maybe a second date would help him make up his mind.
(d) There is no hope of a relationship developing.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sal and his friends do in Central City?

2. Why does Sal end his ride with the brothers from Minnesota before their final destination?

3. How does Lee Ann feel about Sal staying with her?

4. Where are the two boys from Minnesota headed in their flat bed truck?

5. Why is Sal's friend ejected from the upscale restaurant in San Francisco?

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