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

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

3. What does doc find when he wades into the water and parts the mass of algae?
(a) A dolphin
(b) The face of a beautiful dead girl
(c) Trapped pelicans
(d) The wreckage of a ship

4. What does Mack plan to do once again?
(a) Visit the captain for more whiskey
(b) Have a party for Doc
(c) Go to La Jolla for octopi
(d) Catch more frogs for Doc

5. Who garners much attention after falling sick?
(a) Mack
(b) Doc
(c) Darling
(d) Lee

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doc live on during this hectic time?

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

3. What is the mood at the Palace when Mack returns from the lab?

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

5. What is ironic about Henri the Painter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mack impressed by Dora?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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