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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 collect near the sea?
(a) Starfish
(b) Frogs
(c) Clams
(d) Octopi

2. Where does Doc stop for his first square meal?
(a) San Jose
(b) Santa Cruz
(c) San Diego
(d) Santa Barbara

3. Where did Doc go to college?
(a) Columbia University
(b) Ohio State University
(c) The University of Chicago
(d) Georgia Tech

4. Where does Henri the Painter live in actuality?
(a) On a thirty-five-foot boat
(b) In a painter's loft
(c) In a cabin
(d) In a townhouse

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do each of the boys carry to the frog hunt?

2. What is Doc's driving style?

3. What does Mack sense about Doc?

4. What does the captain offer Mack?

5. Where did Doc once take a walking trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What raises the ire of the normally even-tempered Doc while on the road?

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

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

4. What impact have Mack and the boys had on the captain?

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

6. Why is Mack impressed by Dora?

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

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

9. What is the symbolism of the music in Doc's head when he finds the body of the beautiful dead woman in the water?

10. Which character seems to assimilate the combined woes of everyone in Cannery Row?

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