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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 know very well?
(a) Amphibians
(b) The Bible
(c) The mountains
(d) The seacoast

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

3. How many frogs do Mack and the boys catch?
(a) three to four hundred
(b) nine hundred and fifty
(c) six to seven hundred
(d) one hundred

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

5. What fib does Doc make up about his walking trip?
(a) That he is walking to collect a $100 bet.
(b) That his car ran out of gas.
(c) That he is walking to sell magazine subscriptions.
(d) That he is walking to prove how much he loves his girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do people treat Doc after he tells his fib?

2. What does Mack plan to do once again?

3. Where does Henri the Painter live in his imagination?

4. On what do Doc and Frost place a bet?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Mack impressed by Dora?

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

6. How does Mack perceive Doc?

7. Describe Mary Talbot.

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

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

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

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