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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 the captain's wife always doing?
(a) Gabbing on the phone
(b) Going shopping
(c) Giving speeches or writing bills
(d) Trying new recipes

2. How do people treat Doc after he tells his fib?
(a) They invite him to dinner and take him in.
(b) They shun him.
(c) They follow him on his trip.
(d) They want to take his picture.

3. What does the captain lament about the pups?
(a) He should have drowned all but one.
(b) He has to find homes for them.
(c) He has to get them weaned.
(d) They are mutts.

4. What kind of dog does the watchman have?
(a) Cocker Spaniel
(b) Dachsund
(c) Jack Russell Terrier
(d) German Shepherd

5. What does Henri the Painter use for his materials?
(a) Bottle caps and nutshells
(b) Colored pebbles and chicken feathers
(c) Pennies and nickels
(d) Colored chicken feathers and nutshells

Short Answer Questions

1. What takes over on Cannery Row?

2. Who carries the gunnysacks?

3. What do Mack and the boys use for currency in Lee's store?

4. What does Doc order in Ventura?

5. What is Doc's real birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Henri the Painter?

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

3. What is the significance of the flagpole sitter at Holman's Department Store?

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

5. How does Mack perceive Doc?

6. Describe Steinbeck's use of humor in the frog-catching scene.

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

8. What does Steinbeck believe about truth which is explained by Doc's walking trip during college?

9. Why is Mack impressed by Dora?

10. What is the irony of the tax troubles Dora experiences?

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