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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the occupation of Steinbeck's camping neighbor for the night?
(a) A plastics salesman
(b) A Shakesperian performer
(c) A farming implements salesman
(d) An auto executive

2. What happens to the neighboring boats after Steinbeck cuts the rope holding them together?
(a) They blow onto a mud bank.
(b) They crash into Steinbeck's boat.
(c) They blow out to sea.
(d) They capsize.

3. What impresses Steinbeck with its strange rock formations?
(a) The Grand Canyon
(b) The Wisconsin Dells
(c) Mount Rushmore
(d) Yosemite

4. What does Steinbeck think of the hunters?
(a) They will shoot at anything that moves.
(b) They stay out too long.
(c) They are the real men in this country.
(d) They are the best guys you'll ever meet.

5. Where does Steinbeck plan to stay the next night?
(a) In Ontario
(b) On the Connecticut River
(c) In the Green Mountains
(d) In the White Mountains

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steinbeck hope to accomplish on the trip?

2. Where does Steinbeck stay in a motel on his second night?

3. What is Steinbeck's wife's name?

4. What has come over the country since Steinbeck's last trip?

5. Why does Steinbeck think the dairy farms he sees must be subsidized?

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