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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To what does Steinbeck compare the futility of trying to control a trip?
(a) Trying to control a marriage
(b) Trying to swim upstream
(c) Trying to shoot fish in a barrel
(d) Trying to herd cats
2. What has Steinbeck become over the years?
(a) A cantankerous old man
(b) An expert on travel
(c) A sentimental fool
(d) A famous, contemporary writer
3. What impact does the storm have on the Steinbecks' home?
(a) It is completely demolished.
(b) A tree crashes onto the roof.
(c) The wind forces in a window.
(d) The roof is blown away.
4. What does Steinbeck say about the journey he is about to take?
(a) It is much the same as all journeys that anyone takes.
(b) It is a very daunting proposition.
(c) It is something that he is dreading.
(d) It is the trip of a lifetime.
5. What does Steinbeck do single-handedly on his boat?
(a) He refinishes the interior.
(b) He hoists up the anchors.
(c) He sends out S.O.S. messages.
(d) He steers it out of the bay.
Short Answer Questions
1. What damages do Fayre Eleyne and Rocinante sustain?
2. What does Steinbeck pack that will never be used?
3. What have the doctors advised Steinbeck to do?
4. In this book, Steinbeck's style is neither ______________ in nature nor completely ________________.
5. What book does Steinbeck read as he drinks coffee at a rest area?
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