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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Doc assign to Mack?
(a) Clean out the aquariums
(b) Pick up the fish food
(c) Flatten out 300 starfish
(d) Collect three to four hundred frogs

2. What does Lee lend to Mack's job assignment?
(a) Hot coffee
(b) Clean clothes
(c) Deli sandwiches
(d) His truck

3. What type of car does Lee have?
(a) A Model T Ford
(b) An Edsel
(c) A Chevrolet
(d) A convertible

4. What does Steinbeck think has had the most impact on America in two generations?
(a) War
(b) Technology
(c) The Ford Model T
(d) Politics

5. What is Lee's final solution about the building?
(a) He rents boat storage space to people.
(b) He demolishes it and makes a parking garage.
(c) He rents it out for events.
(d) He lets Mack and the boys live there.

6. Who fills up Lee's car with gas at the service station?
(a) Gay
(b) Mack
(c) Hazel
(d) Eddie

7. As a businessman, Lee is __________________________.
(a) careless and broke
(b) conniving and not respected
(c) frugal and watchful
(d) prosperous and respected

8. What does Mack tell doc?
(a) Lee is charging them rent now.
(b) Eddie's punch is making everyone sick.
(c) Dora's girls are going on strike.
(d) Mack and the boys need money for a good cause.

9. Who is the leader of a small group of homeless men?
(a) Mack
(b) Eddie
(c) Dora
(d) Wes

10. What happens to some of the boiler's larger pipes?
(a) They are donated to playgrounds.
(b) They are melted down.
(c) They are rented out to single men.
(d) They are given to Doc.

11. Who is the child who sees something mysterious in the old Chinaman's eyes?
(a) Billy
(b) Timmy
(c) Ricky
(d) Andy

12. Where does Doc collect marine animals?
(a) The Mississippi River
(b) Fire Island
(c) The Great Tide Pool
(d) The San Diego Bay

13. What does Mack do to separate space for the residents of the Palace?
(a) Draws chalk lines on the floor
(b) Puts up crates
(c) Puts up paper screens
(d) Builds temporary walls

14. Where do Mack and the boys sleep?
(a) On skids
(b) On the floor
(c) On cots
(d) On old mattresses

15. What becomes the hearth and center of the Palace?
(a) A burn barrel
(b) A huge stove
(c) A chiminea
(d) A hot plate

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the boiler at the answer to #51 stops working?

2. What is the condition of Lee's car?

3. How did Lee acquire the car?

4. What type of business does Lee Chong own?

5. Who is the newest resident of the Palace?

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