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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the source of trouble Steinbeck runs into while trying to cross the border into Canada?
(a) He has forgotten his birth certificate.
(b) He needs a passport.
(c) He needs Charley's rabies vaccination documents to return to the U.S.
(d) He cannot take his liquor into Canada.

2. What does Steinbeck think as the date for his departure approaches?
(a) Something will happen to delay or cancel the trip.
(b) He might consider taking a companion.
(c) He should reconsider his itinerary.
(d) He does not have enough film.

3. Who is Steinbeck drawn to at the rest stops?
(a) Military personnel
(b) Families
(c) Tour groups
(d) Truck drivers

4. What does Steinbeck buy at a farmhouse?
(a) Fresh eggs
(b) Smoked ham
(c) Dog food
(d) Cured bacon

5. What does Steinbeck call the previous guest of a hotel room he waits in temporarily?
(a) Lonesome Harry
(b) Johnny on the Spot
(c) Marvel the Magician
(d) The Invisible Man

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the doctors advised Steinbeck to do?

2. What is the evening meal where Steinbeck stops at a rental cabin and lunch room?

3. After the border fiasco, Steinbeck admits that he loves countries but hates _____________________.

4. What is the unspoken motivation for Steinbeck's decision to make the trip?

5. What is the only valuable thing that happens on this day?

(see the answer key)

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