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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Steinbeck buy at a farmhouse?
(a) Fresh eggs
(b) Cured bacon
(c) Dog food
(d) Smoked ham

2. What is Steinbeck's purpose for taking the trip?
(a) Get out of town for awhile
(b) Find old college buddies
(c) Visit national monuments
(d) Revisit the country he once knew

3. What impact does the storm have on the Steinbecks' home?
(a) The wind forces in a window.
(b) A tree crashes onto the roof.
(c) The roof is blown away.
(d) It is completely demolished.

4. Why does Steinbeck essentially ignore his doctors' advice?
(a) He wants quality in his life, not necessarily quantity of years.
(b) He thinks he knows better than the doctors.
(c) He wants a second opinion.
(d) They have been wrong before.

5. Where does Steinbeck re-anchor his boat?
(a) At a new marina
(b) A hundred yards into the bay
(c) At the next pier
(d) Closer to the coastline

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants to accompany Steinbeck on the trip?

2. What kind of dog is Charley?

3. The same person going over the same route twice experiences _______________________________.

4. What has come over the country since Steinbeck's last trip?

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

(see the answer key)

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