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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) Feeds him and sends him back home
(b) Adopts him
(c) Sends him back to school
(d) Cleans him, rids him of lice and clothes him

2. Who is the child who sees something mysterious in the old Chinaman's eyes?
(a) Billy
(b) Ricky
(c) Andy
(d) Timmy

3. How long does it take eleven-year-old Frankie to enter Doc's lab and speak to Doc?
(a) Three years
(b) Three weeks
(c) Three days
(d) Three months

4. What is the condition of Lee's car?
(a) It has no engine.
(b) It is in prime condition.
(c) It sits on blocks, undriveable.
(d) It is beyond repair.

5. What does Doc authorize for Mack's job assignment?
(a) A gas voucher
(b) Overnight accommodations
(c) Payment for mileage
(d) A per diem

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mack want to do?

2. Over the years, what does Doc become for Cannery Row?

3. What happens to the boiler?

4. Why is Hazel, a man, given a female name?

5. What do Mack and the boys call their new residence?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the relationship between Doc and Frankie.

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

3. Describe Doc's personal characteristics.

4. What happens to spur Mack and the boys into fixing up the Palace Flophouse?

5. What are Tong Wars?

6. Explain the behavior of the Chinaman.

7. Describe the Bear Flag Restaurant.

8. What does Steinbeck call Mack and the boys?

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

10. What is the significance of Lao Tze's philosophies in the story?

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