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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henri the Painter use for his materials?
(a) Colored chicken feathers and nutshells
(b) Colored pebbles and chicken feathers
(c) Pennies and nickels
(d) Bottle caps and nutshells

2. What is Mack's method of catching the frogs?
(a) He and the boys wade into the water shouting.
(b) He uses big nets in the water.
(c) He outwaits the frogs and catches them when they jump.
(d) He waits until daylight when the frogs are easier to see.

3. How does Doc view Mack?
(a) As a trouble maker
(b) As a drunk
(c) As a philosopher
(d) As a peacemaker

4. What kind of dog does the watchman have?
(a) Jack Russell Terrier
(b) Cocker Spaniel
(c) Dachsund
(d) German Shepherd

5. How deep is the frog pool?
(a) fourteen feet
(b) four feet
(c) eight feet
(d) ten feet

6. What does the captain bring up from the cellar?
(a) Sleeping cots
(b) Food for the pups
(c) Bottles of beer
(d) A keg of Prohibition-vintage corn whiskey

7. Why does Doc have to treat the people who come down with the illness?
(a) The city doesn't have enough doctors.
(b) Regular doctors are busy and slight Cannery Row residents who can't pay.
(c) The people want someone they can trust.
(d) Doc is specialized in treatment of the illness.

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

9. Why do Henri's girlfriends eventually leave him?
(a) The boat's tight quarters and lack of a toilet
(b) Henri wants to paint them
(c) They get seasick
(d) Henri never has any money

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

11. What type of hat does Henri the Painter wear?
(a) Bowler
(b) Cowboy Hat
(c) Top Hat
(d) Beret

12. What date does Doc give Mack as his birthday?
(a) October 27
(b) June 25
(c) September 14
(d) October 24

13. Why does the captain think the pups are a nuisance?
(a) No one wants bird dogs anymore.
(b) Their food is costing too much.
(c) He doesn't have time to take care of pups.
(d) He is moving and has to find them homes.

14. How do people treat Doc after he tells his fib?
(a) They follow him on his trip.
(b) They shun him.
(c) They want to take his picture.
(d) They invite him to dinner and take him in.

15. What is a major problem of Doc's job?
(a) Collecting his specimens when nature makes them available
(b) The smells inside his lab
(c) Fighting off boredom
(d) Getting the universities to pay him

Short Answer Questions

1. What does doc find when he wades into the water and parts the mass of algae?

2. Near Los Angeles, what does Doc load up on after he eats a hearty chicken dinner?

3. What does Doc live on during this hectic time?

4. What fib does Doc make up about his walking trip?

5. What does Doc know very well?

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