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

2. What does Mack want to do?
(a) He wants to do something nice for Doc.
(b) He wants to hitchhike back east.
(c) He wants to get a part time job.
(d) He wants to find a new place to live.

3. With whom did Lee consummate a recent business deal?
(a) Mack Abbeville
(b) Horace Abbeville
(c) Wes Chong
(d) Dora Abbeville

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

5. What is the one fear of the answer to #33?
(a) Drowning
(b) Driving a car
(c) Sailing
(d) Getting his head wet

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the boiler?

2. What does Mack do to separate space for the residents of the Palace?

3. How long does it take eleven-year-old Frankie to enter Doc's lab and speak to Doc?

4. What does Mack tell doc?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Gay's special talent?

2. Describe Lee Chong's business.

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

4. Describe Dora Flood.

5. How does the Bear Flag stay in business even though it is an illegal operation?

6. Describe Hazel.

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

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

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

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

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