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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mack turn down the captain's first offer of a drink?
(a) Mack is a recovering alcoholic.
(b) Mack is trying to quit drinking.
(c) It is too early to drink.
(d) The frog hunt is a scientific expedition.

2. What does Doc collect near the sea?
(a) Frogs
(b) Starfish
(c) Octopi
(d) Clams

3. What do Mack and the boys use for currency in Lee's store?
(a) frogs
(b) sand dollars
(c) wooden nickels
(d) the captain's whiskey

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

5. What does the flagpole sitter complain of on his second day?
(a) He really needs to lie down.
(b) He would like a radio.
(c) He needs some sunscreen.
(d) Someone is shooting at him with an air rifle.

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

7. Where did Doc once take a walking trip?
(a) New York to Maryland
(b) Ohio to Vermont
(c) Indiana to Florida
(d) Georgia to Louisiana

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

9. What time of day is it when Chapter 14 opens?
(a) Dusk
(b) Noon
(c) Early morning
(d) Midnight

10. What does the captain do before passing out on the floor drunk?
(a) Invites the boys to live with him
(b) Tries to cook breakfast
(c) Fills a jug for Mack
(d) Talks about his wife

11. What does Doc know very well?
(a) The seacoast
(b) Amphibians
(c) The Bible
(d) The mountains

12. Doc tells the waitress that he needs the answer to #122 for _______________________________.
(a) a muscle relaxant
(b) a bad bladder ailment
(c) a headache remedy
(d) a bad stuttering habit

13. What is Holman's Department Store's best promotion ever?
(a) The flagpole sitter
(b) The Labor Day White Sale
(c) The circus animals in the parking lot
(d) The new Santa hired for the Christmas season

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

15. Which two boys play in the boat works yard by the railroad tracks?
(a) Willard and Joey
(b) Willard and Jimmy
(c) William and Joey
(d) Willie and Jesus

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Doc stop for his first square meal?

2. What kind of dog does the watchman have?

3. What time does Doc reach La Jolla?

4. What does Henri the Painter use for his materials?

5. What is Mack's method of catching the frogs?

(see the answer keys)

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