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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. What does Steinbeck pack that will never be used?
(a) 150 lbs. of books
(b) 150 postcards
(c) 5 decks of cards
(d) 150 magazines

2. What does Steinbeck hope to accomplish on the trip?
(a) Chart the gas mileage for his vehicle
(b) Beat the coast-to-coast record
(c) Find a new place to live
(d) Reacquaint himself with America's people and countryside

3. Why does Steinbeck essentially ignore his doctors' advice?
(a) He thinks he knows better than the doctors.
(b) They have been wrong before.
(c) He wants a second opinion.
(d) He wants quality in his life, not necessarily quantity of years.

4. What have the doctors advised Steinbeck to do?
(a) Slow down, watch his diet and stop drinking
(b) Take cholesterol-lowing medication
(c) Take a nap every day
(d) Walk two miles every day

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Steinbeck not take another person on the trip?

2. What urge has Steinbeck felt all his life?

3. Who is the first person Steinbeck meets on his trip?

4. What does Steinbeck think as the date for his departure approaches?

5. What happens when the eye of the storm passes?

(see the answer key)

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