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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. In what direction does Steinbeck head on his first day?
(a) Southeast
(b) Northwest
(c) Southwest
(d) Northeast

2. 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

3. What crime does the U.S. Customs Officer accuse Steinbeck of committing?
(a) There are open containers of liquor in the camper.
(b) Charley does not wear a collar.
(c) There is a phone number penciled in on his passport.
(d) The camper's fire extinguisher is out of date.

4. Who is the first person Steinbeck meets on his trip?
(a) A sailor
(b) A policeman
(c) A gas station attendant
(d) A waitress

5. What does a friend want Steinbeck to bring back from his trip?
(a) Beer from all the states he visits
(b) Rocks from the mountains
(c) Any honest men
(d) Tumbleweed from the desert

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What have the doctors advised Steinbeck to do?

3. What impresses Steinbeck about the Oregon coast?

4. What is the source of trouble Steinbeck runs into while trying to cross the border into Canada?

5. What does Steinbeck think is the trouble with New England voices?

(see the answer key)

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