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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. Through what time of day does Doc work gathering his gear?
(a) The emerald evening
(b) The pearly time
(c) The opal afternoon
(d) The diamond daytime

2. Where do Mack and the boys now buy their groceries instead of going to Lee's?
(a) Albertson's
(b) Thrift Market
(c) Trader Joe's
(d) Ralph's

3. What date does Doc give Mack as his birthday?
(a) June 25
(b) September 14
(c) October 27
(d) October 24

4. Where does Henri the Painter live in his imagination?
(a) Berlin
(b) Australia
(c) Maui
(d) Paris

5. What does Doc know very well?
(a) The mountains
(b) Amphibians
(c) The seacoast
(d) The Bible

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what pretense does Mack get Doc to admit his birth date?

3. Where do the couples go?

4. What are there few of afoot in the early hours of Cannery Row?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mack perceive Doc?

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

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

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

5. How does Steinbeck show that Doc is one with nature?

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

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

8. What is ironic about Henri the Painter?

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

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

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