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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 10 - 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Steinbeck at the time that he starts on his journey?
(a) 58
(b) 48
(c) 45
(d) 65

2. What does Steinbeck do when he breaks camp the next morning?
(a) Writes a few postcards
(b) Takes Charley for a run
(c) Leaves a bottle for a keepsake for the Canadian family
(d) Throws water on his campfire

3. According to Steinbeck, what do people living in a bland world crave?
(a) Restaurants serving spicy foods
(b) Science fiction books
(c) Sex and violence in their fiction
(d) Travel magazines about foreign countries

4. Steinbeck writes, "We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; _______________________
(a) a trip takes us."
(b) we enter into a new dimension."
(c) we define destinies."
(d) we take a journey."

5. What does Steinbeck think about as he packs the camper?
(a) What kind of weather he will encounter
(b) Whether he will be back in time for Christmas
(c) The strong desire in everyone to do what he is about to do
(d) Whether his wife will be mad at him

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the answer to #80 remind Steinbeck of?

2. Why will Steinbeck never move back to Monterey?

3. Why is Steinbeck forced to turn back?

4. How does Charley let Steinbeck know he wants something?

5. What is the evening meal where Steinbeck stops at a rental cabin and lunch room?

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