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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the things Sal and Dean discuss before Dean departs West to see Camille and his children?
(a) That Sal could marry Camille after she and Dean get a divorce.
(b) That Sal, Dean, and Dean's father could take a trip together.
(c) That maybe Sal could rent a room at Dean and Camille's house.
(d) That Dean and his family and Sal and his future family could live on the same street.

2. What action does Camille take with Dean and Sal in San Francisco?
(a) She calls the police on them.
(b) She kicks them out of the house.
(c) She refuses to let them in after 1:00 a.m.
(d) She sends them out for groceries.

3. What news does Sam Brady deliver to Dean?
(a) That no one in his family cares to have any interaction with Dean or his father.
(b) That Dean can live with him.
(c) That he used to date Camille.
(d) That Miles Davis will be performing in Denver.

4. How does their friend assist Sal, Dean, and Stan in Mexico?
(a) He treats Stan's insect bite.
(b) He gives them directions.
(c) He directs them to a brothel.
(d) He sells them drugs.

5. What happens during Sal, Stan, and Dean's stay in San Antonio?
(a) They get a flat tire.
(b) The three men have a fight.
(c) They get a speeding ticket.
(d) Stan gets medical treatment.

6. What is Dean's reaction to his passengers being terrified of his driving on his trip from Denver to Chicago?
(a) He mocks them.
(b) He does not notice.
(c) He feels guilty.
(d) He is agitated.

7. What is Dean's job in San Francisco?
(a) He is a parking lot attendant.
(b) He is a security guard at an army barracks.
(c) He is a bartender.
(d) He is selling pressure cookers.

8. Why does the travel bureau car's owner need his car driven to Chicago?
(a) His family decided to take the train after traveling by car.
(b) He carpooled with a friend on the return trip.
(c) He lost his driver's license.
(d) He bought a new car out west and drove it back to Chicago.

9. How does Sal feel after Dean confides in Sal about his reaction to their fight?
(a) He feels guilt-ridden.
(b) He feels relieved.
(c) He feels that Dean is a sissy.
(d) He feels manipulated.

10. How do Dean and Sal get to Denver in Part 3?
(a) By bus.
(b) In a travel bureau car.
(c) They hitchhike.
(d) They take an airplane.

11. What is the first place Sal visits on his return trip to San Francisco in the spring of 1949?
(a) The Golden Gate Bridge.
(b) The army barracks.
(c) Dean and Camille's home.
(d) Remi Boncoeur's home.

12. How does Sal get the money to leave San Francisco for the second time?
(a) He sells a manuscript.
(b) He works as a grocery clerk.
(c) He pawns his watch.
(d) Sal's aunt sends him a GI check.

13. What does Sal feel when he passes the fields near Bakersfield in Part 2?
(a) He feels nostalgic.
(b) He feels pangs of guilt.
(c) He feels confusion.
(d) He feels hungry.

14. Whose ranch do Sal and Dean visit in Colorado?
(a) Ed Dunkel.
(b) Old Bull Lee.
(c) Montana Slim.
(d) Ed Wall.

15. What do Sal and Dean discuss while traveling from Sacramento to Denver?
(a) Their sexual encounters.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their dreams.
(d) Their travel plans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sal consider a sign that he and Dean need to leave Denver?

2. Who do Sal, Dean, and Stan meet in a town called Gregoria?

3. What does Sal pack for his departure from San Francisco?

4. Where do Sal and Dean clean up in Chicago?

5. What is the name of the horse that Sal bets on?

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