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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. What does Doc do for Frankie?
(a) Cleans him, rids him of lice and clothes him
(b) Sends him back to school
(c) Feeds him and sends him back home
(d) Adopts him

2. Why does Gay's wife no longer swear out warrants against him?
(a) He is not worth the effort.
(b) He likes the new jail too much.
(c) They are in couples therapy.
(d) She is trying to manage her anger.

3. What are the hours of Lee's business?
(a) From dawn until the last vagrant goes to sleep
(b) From 8 in the morning until 8 at night
(c) From dawn until midnight
(d) From noon until midnight

4. 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 has a bad temper.
(d) Guy is too shy to ask for work.

5. What is Doc's last name?
(a) It is not revealed
(b) Chong
(c) Baker
(d) Flood

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lee make the decision he does about the building?

2. What is the result of guy's inspired and talented work?

3. What does Frankie enjoy doing at Doc's?

4. What does Mack want to do?

5. What does Doc authorize for Mack's job assignment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Dora Flood.

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

4. Explain the behavior of the Chinaman.

5. Explain the irony in Mack's telling Doc that he and the boys need money for a good cause.

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

7. What is Gay's special talent?

8. What happens to Gay when the needle valve breaks on the car?

9. What are Tong Wars?

10. Explain the relationship between Doc and Frankie.

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