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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 ironic about Henri the Painter?
(a) His real name is Henry.
(b) He is of Irish descent.
(c) He is a house painter.
(d) He is neither French nor a painter.

2. How does Doc view Mack?
(a) As a drunk
(b) As a peacemaker
(c) As a philosopher
(d) As a trouble maker

3. What time does Doc reach La Jolla?
(a) 6:00 A.M
(b) 3:30 A.M..
(c) Midnight
(d) 2:00 A.M.

4. What does Mack sense about Doc?
(a) That Doc has a big secret.
(b) That Doc is very ill.
(c) That Doc is a lonely man.
(d) That Doc will be leaving town soon.

5. What illness breaks out in all of Monterey?
(a) Chicken Pox
(b) Measles
(c) Gastroenteritis
(d) Influenza

Short Answer Questions

1. What has enthralled Henri the Painter?

2. What does Henri the Painter use for his materials?

3. Where did Doc go to college?

4. What is a major problem of Doc's job?

5. What is Mack's method of catching the frogs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Steinbeck mean by "the hour of the pearl" in Chapter 14?

2. For what event does Steinbeck use foreshadowing in this chapter?

3. What bet does Doc make with Frost on the Fourth of July?

4. Describe Mary Talbot.

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

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

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

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

9. What is ironic about Henri the Painter?

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

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