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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. What does the park ranger warn Steinbeck about as he enters the answer to #130?
(a) Bears
(b) Falling rocks
(c) Extreme temperatures
(d) Coyotes

2. What does Steinbeck do single-handedly on his boat?
(a) He refinishes the interior.
(b) He steers it out of the bay.
(c) He sends out S.O.S. messages.
(d) He hoists up the anchors.

3. What does Steinbeck exclude from the novel?
(a) The Chicago reunion with his wife
(b) Phone calls he places to his family
(c) The notes he makes on a tape recorder
(d) The notes he makes in a journal

4. Of what does the sight of a nuclear submarine remind Steinbeck?
(a) His fear of enclosed places
(b) The Cold War
(c) His days in the navy
(d) A story he once wrote

5. Where has Steinbeck's friend made a reservation for him?
(a) Niagara Falls
(b) Deer Isle
(c) Kennebunkport
(d) Mt. Killington

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Steinbeck, what do people living in a bland world crave?

2. What does Steinbeck do when he breaks camp the next morning?

3. Why do many people invest in house trailers?

4. Aside from the unpleasant family visit, how does Steinbeck find the Monterey Peninsula?

5. What is the first prerequisite for travelers?

(see the answer key)

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