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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the conclusion of the deal?

2. Where is Dora's business located?

3. What do the boys want to load up on for the trip?

4. What are the hours of Lee's business?

5. What are the ingredients of Eddie's special punch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Doc leery of Mack's request for money?

2. What does Steinbeck think has changed America dramatically in only two generations?

3. How does Lee acquire another building?

4. What are Tong Wars?

5. How doe Mack's wits keep the boys out of trouble when they are approached by a large man with a pointer dog?

6. How does Lee acquire the Model T Ford?

7. How does the Bear Flag stay in business even though it is an illegal operation?

8. What does Steinbeck call Mack and the boys?

9. Describe Doc's physical appearance.

10. Describe the building where Western Biological Laboratories is located.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Dora Flood. What is her role on Cannery Row? Why does Steinbeck say she is loved by the intelligent, the learned, and the kind? Why is she hated by "married spinsters," whose husbands are attracted to the whore house? Is Dora the classic whore with a heart of gold?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Doc think Mack is a genius and the boys are all clever? Is this opinion shared by the other residents of Cannery Row? What does Richard Frost think of Mack and the boys? Is his opinion justified? Which position to you take on Mack and the boys? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Even though Doc is a marine biologist, he tends to the needs of people and animals on Cannery Row, too. Name some examples of Doc's care toward people. How does he help animals? How does he rally the town's residents to help each other when widespread influenza hits?

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