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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 Doc's driving style?
(a) He slows down, then speeds up erratically.
(b) He swerves back and forth looking out toward the sea.
(c) He drives slowly and stops often.
(d) He speeds to get to the sea as quickly as possible.

2. Which two boys play in the boat works yard by the railroad tracks?
(a) William and Joey
(b) Willard and Jimmy
(c) Willie and Jesus
(d) Willard and Joey

3. What is Doc's real birthday?
(a) May 5
(b) December 18
(c) June 20
(d) July 24

4. Near Los Angeles, what does Doc load up on after he eats a hearty chicken dinner?
(a) Coffee and omelets for breakfast
(b) Coffee, sandwiches and beer for breakfast
(c) Coffee and pie for breakfast
(d) Coffee, orange juice and muffins for breakfast

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the captain's wife always doing?

3. What does the captain offer Mack?

4. Which of the boys have taken jobs at the Hediondo Cannery?

5. What takes over on Cannery Row?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Doc respond to Mack's request to know Doc's birth date?

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

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

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

5. Describe Mary Talbot.

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

7. How does Mack extract the date of Doc's birthday?

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

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

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

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