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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mack awaken the boys early?
(a) To get ready for Doc's party.
(b) To help Guy work on Lee's truck.
(c) To hitchhike to La Jolla.
(d) To go dumpster diving.

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

3. What do some say the old Chinaman is?
(a) God or Death
(b) Adventurous
(c) A bad omen
(d) Crazy

4. Where is Western Biological Laboratories located?
(a) In the industrial part of town
(b) Across from Lee's and Dora's businesses
(c) Along the oceanfront
(d) In the desert

5. Who are Mack's boys?
(a) Hazel, Eddie, Hughie and James
(b) Hazel, Eddie, Hughie and Jones
(c) Hazel, Freddie, Hughie and Jones
(d) Hazel, Eddie, Huey and Jones

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Doc collect marine animals?

2. Who has given Mack and his boys the ability to survive?

3. What type of business does Lee Chong own?

4. With whom does Frankie live?

5. How does Lee's car make it over Carmel Hill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the behavior of the Chinaman.

2. Describe Doc's personal characteristics.

3. Describe Lee Chong's business.

4. How does Lee acquire the Model T Ford?

5. How do Mack and the boys manage to "find" dinner while on the road?

6. What does Steinbeck think has changed America dramatically in only two generations?

7. What is Gay's special talent?

8. It would be impractical to use the building to store groceries, so what does Lee do with the building?

9. How doe Mack's wits keep the boys out of trouble when they are approached by a large man with a pointer dog?

10. How does Lee acquire another building?

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