On the Road Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

On the Road Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who thinks Sal should not travel out West?

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

3. How is Rita Bettencourt described?

4. Why do Sal and Terry leave Los Angeles?

5. Who arrives in Denver while Sal is staying there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sal's relationship like with Rita Bettencourt?

2. When and where does Sal meet up with Dean after living in Denver?

3. What does Sal's aunt do when Dean is given a speeding ticket?

4. Who does Sal meet on the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angeles?

5. Why does Sal want to leave Denver?

6. Why do Sal and his hitchhiker friend, Eddie, part in Iowa?

7. Who is "The Ghost?"

8. What job does Remi Boncoeur find for, Sal when he arrives in San Francisco?

9. What does Sal learn about Dean's love life in Denver?

10. What favor does Remi ask Lee Ann before he moves out of their house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are conflicting views about Dean Moriarty. One is that he has a zest for life and the other is that he is crazy. What is your opinion on these views?

Support your answer with specific evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of time in On the Road and include the various views of time to the following groups:

a. Beat time.

b. American time.

c. Mexican time.

d. African-American/jazz time.

e. Dean Moriarty and time.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the two central characters in On the Road, Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty, on the following:

a. The idea of being on the road.

b. The role of their fathers in their lives.

c. Their attitudes toward women.

(see the answer keys)

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