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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 is Mack doing by the time the boys reach the farmhouse?
(a) Eating his lunch
(b) Treating the dog
(c) Drinking a beer
(d) Taking a nap

2. What does Doc know very well?
(a) Amphibians
(b) The Bible
(c) The seacoast
(d) The mountains

3. How deep is the frog pool?
(a) fourteen feet
(b) four feet
(c) eight feet
(d) ten feet

4. What is Mack's method of catching the frogs?
(a) He outwaits the frogs and catches them when they jump.
(b) He and the boys wade into the water shouting.
(c) He waits until daylight when the frogs are easier to see.
(d) He uses big nets in the water.

5. How is Cannery Row described in Chapter 14?
(a) Boring and dull
(b) A war zone
(c) Hectic and chaotic
(d) Peaceful and magical

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose advice does Henri seek after having a nightmare?

2. Near Los Angeles, what does Doc load up on after he eats a hearty chicken dinner?

3. Where does Henri the Painter live in actuality?

4. What are Mack and the boys known as now?

5. What does Doc do after his meal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Steinbeck show that Cannery Row is an undesirable part of town?

2. What is ironic about Henri the Painter?

3. How does Mack extract the date of Doc's birthday?

4. Why does Mack initially reject the captain's offer of whiskey?

5. How do Mack and the boys react to ruining Doc's party?

6. Describe Mary Talbot.

7. How does Steinbeck show that Doc is one with nature?

8. How does Mack know that the captain's wife would disapprove of Mack and the boys?

9. Why can Doc not get anyone to accompany him on specimen collecting trip to La Jolla?

10. What are some of the morning rituals on Cannery Row?

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