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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Doc drives to the cliffs above the tidal flat and ____________ in the car.
(a) Listens to music
(b) Counts stars
(c) Sleeps
(d) Checks his notes

2. Who garners much attention after falling sick?
(a) Darling
(b) Mack
(c) Doc
(d) Lee

3. What does the captain carry to the frog hunt?
(a) A net
(b) A gun
(c) A pitcher of whiskey
(d) A flashlight

4. What does the captain lament about the pups?
(a) They are mutts.
(b) He has to get them weaned.
(c) He should have drowned all but one.
(d) He has to find homes for them.

5. What fib does Doc make up about his walking trip?
(a) That he is walking to prove how much he loves his girlfriend.
(b) That he is walking to collect a $100 bet.
(c) That he is walking to sell magazine subscriptions.
(d) That his car ran out of gas.

6. Where does Henri the Painter live in actuality?
(a) In a townhouse
(b) In a cabin
(c) On a thirty-five-foot boat
(d) In a painter's loft

7. What is Doc's real birthday?
(a) June 20
(b) May 5
(c) December 18
(d) July 24

8. Where does Doc stop for his first square meal?
(a) San Jose
(b) Santa Barbara
(c) Santa Cruz
(d) San Diego

9. What does Doc eat before leaving Monterey?
(a) A hamburger and a beer
(b) A ham sandwich
(c) Fish and chips
(d) Steak and eggs

10. What are there few of afoot in the early hours of Cannery Row?
(a) cars
(b) human beings
(c) buses
(d) dogs

11. What is the mood at the Palace when Mack returns from the lab?
(a) Hopeful
(b) Ecstatic
(c) Calm
(d) Gloomy

12. Where did Doc go to college?
(a) Georgia Tech
(b) Columbia University
(c) Ohio State University
(d) The University of Chicago

13. How many frogs do Mack and the boys catch?
(a) one hundred
(b) three to four hundred
(c) nine hundred and fifty
(d) six to seven hundred

14. What does Doc think about the boys?
(a) They will not sell their souls to gain the world.
(b) They are hopeless drunks.
(c) They will always be losers.
(d) They will never hold down real jobs.

15. What is Mack doing by the time the boys reach the farmhouse?
(a) Eating his lunch
(b) Taking a nap
(c) Drinking a beer
(d) Treating the dog

Short Answer Questions

1. Through what time of day does Doc work gathering his gear?

2. What does Mack plan to do once again?

3. What happens when the boys approach the frog pool?

4. What takes over on Cannery Row?

5. What kind of dog does the watchman have?

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