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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. How much money does Danny ask Ethan for?

2. What does Ethan say men are doing all the time?

3. Where does Baker want Ethan to get the money for an investment?

4. What does Ethan tell his wife when he comes home from work at the beginning of the book?

5. What is Mr. Baker's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Baker trying to trick Danny into doing?

2. What does Ethan dream about on Easter Sunday?

3. What does Ethan say to Mary when he returns home from the harbor?

4. What is the contest that Ethan's children want to join?

5. What does Allen say he wants to be when he grows up, and why?

6. What does the salesman say to Ethan when they speak for the first time?

7. What does Ellen ask Ethan the day before Easter?

8. What does Baker say to Ethan about the investment he wants him to get involved in?

9. What happens when Ethan sees Danny on his way home from the harbor?

10. What does Ethan think of when he goes to the old harbor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Margie presents a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What is this philosophy, and how does this different idealism affect the people around her?

Essay Topic 2

Mary endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Steinbeck have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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