View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the old Chinaman who walks through Cannery Row every day?
(a) He is unnamed
(b) Lee
(c) Chong
(d) Chin

2. Who helps Doc collect 300 starfish for an order from Northwestern University?
(a) Mack
(b) Hazel
(c) Lee
(d) Dora

3. Why does Guy not use his mechanical abilities on the machines in the canneries?
(a) Guy never shows up on time.
(b) The owners are too cheap to hire him.
(c) Guy is too shy to ask for work.
(d) Guy has a bad temper.

4. What happens after the conclusion of the deal?
(a) The answer to #4 goes to the bar.
(b) The answer to #4 shoots himself.
(c) The answser to #4 takes his wife to dinner.
(d) The answer to #4 pays his creditors.

5. Over the years, what does Doc become for Cannery Row?
(a) A cultural presence
(b) A major employer
(c) A councilman
(d) A philanthropist

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Lee consummate a recent business deal?

2. What do the boys do while Eddie is out stealing a new carburetor?

3. What does Doc tell Hazel about the answer to #43?

4. What is Doc's last name?

5. Toward what city do Mack and the boys head?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lee Chong's business.

2. Describe the building where Western Biological Laboratories is located.

3. Describe Doc's physical appearance.

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

5. What is the irony of Hazel's name?

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

7. Describe the contents of Eddie's punch.

8. What becomes the pride and joy in the Palace for Mack and the boys?

9. Why does Mack has a twinge of guilt about the frog mission?

10. How does Lee acquire the Model T Ford?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 759 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample