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Travels with Charley: In Search of America | Quiz

John Steinbeck
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Travels with Charley: In Search of America | Quiz

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1)

What does Steinbeck stock up on at a country store? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

Cookies and cupcakes
Salty snacks
Cold cuts
Liquor and beer
2)

What does Steinbeck add to his coffee when he brews it? (from Part 4: Chapter 4 - 5)

Chicory
Egg shell and egg white
Hazelnut flavoring
Cream
3)

Steinbeck sees many ___________________ along his northeast route. (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

antique shops
bowling alleys
restaurants
motels
4)

How do New Englanders talk? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

They answer questions with questions
In long, drawn out sentences
In rambling speech patterns
In single words or short phrases
5)

What does Steinbeck not like about hunting? (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

It gets too cold
Cleaning your gun
The taste of wild game
The clothes you have to wear
6)

What crime does the U.S. Customs Officer accuse Steinbeck of committing? (from Part 2: Chapter 4 - 5)

Charley does not wear a collar.
There is a phone number penciled in on his passport.
There are open containers of liquor in the camper.
The camper's fire extinguisher is out of date.
7)

Where does Steinbeck eat his lunch? (from Part 4: Chapter 4 - 5)

At a roadside rest stop
On Bourbon Street
On a riverboat
By the Mississippi River
8)

Who does Steinbeck give a ride to down the road? (from Part 4: Chapter 4 - 5)

A Hispanic husband and wife
A pair of fishermen
An old black man
Two old black women
9)

Where does Steinbeck go to church on his last morning in New England? (from Part 2: Chapter 3)

New Hampshire
Maine
Connecticut
Vermont
10)

Of what is Steinbeck an avid collector? (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

books
traffic signs
junk
stamps
11)

On what does Steinbeck reflect at this point of his journey? (from Part 3: Chapter 7 - 9)

If he should take a break
If he should get a different camper
If he should turn back
If he is doing the trip as it should be done
12)

Why do many people invest in house trailers? (from Part 2: Chapter 4 - 5)

Cost and mobility
Status
Adventure
Home foreclosures
13)

What does the answer to #80 remind Steinbeck of? (from Part 2: Chapter 2)

His hometown in Salinas
Avalon in the King Arthur legends
The Bahamas
The Everglades
14)

Where does Steinbeck head after leaving California? (from Part 3: Chapter 10 - 13)

The Mojave Desert
The Rocky Mountains
The Tetons
The Grand Canyon
15)

What book does Steinbeck read as he drinks coffee at a rest area? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

Quo Vadis
East of Eden
The Hawaiians
The Spectator
16)

What does the park ranger warn Steinbeck about as he enters the answer to #130? (from Part 3: Chapter 4 - 6)

Bears
Extreme temperatures
Falling rocks
Coyotes
17)

Where is Steinbeck's last stop in California? (from Part 3: Chapter 10 - 13)

Fremont's Peak
Los Angeles
San Juan Capistrano
La Jolla
18)

According to Steinbeck, what do people living in a bland world crave? (from Part 3: Chapter 1 - 3)

Science fiction books
Travel magazines about foreign countries
Sex and violence in their fiction
Restaurants serving spicy foods
19)

In what city in Louisiana does Steinbeck decide to stop? (from Part 4: Chapter 1 - 3)

Thibodaux
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Natchitoches
20)

To whom does the answer to #172 want to leave the current situations? (from Part 4: Chapter 4 - 5)

To the politicians
To the younger generations
To the educators
To the military officials
21)

What is unusual about the inn Steinbeck finds? (from Part 2: Chapter 3)

It is not open on weekends.
It is not in any guidebook.
It has valet parking
Its neon sign flashes that it is open and has vacancies but no one is there.
22)

To which state would Steinbeck like to move? (from Part 3: Chapter 4 - 6)

Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
23)

Who is Steinbeck drawn to at the rest stops? (from Part 2: Chapter 4 - 5)

Military personnel
Tour groups
Truck drivers
Families
24)

Why is Steinbeck forced to turn back? (from Part 3: Chapter 4 - 6)

Steinbeck twists his ankle on a trail.
Charley gets sick on a trail.
Charley reacts violently to the sight of bears.
It starts to get dark.
25)

Where does Steinbeck park his camper on his first night? (from Part 2: Chapter 1)

Near a farmer's creek
In a woods
At a trailer park
At a roadside rest stop
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