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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 has Steinbeck become over the years?
(a) A famous, contemporary writer
(b) An expert on travel
(c) A sentimental fool
(d) A cantankerous old man

2. How does Charley let Steinbeck know he wants something?
(a) He makes a sound through his teeth.
(b) He barks five times.
(c) He howls.
(d) He runs in circles.

3. Why does Steinbeck not take another person on the trip?
(a) Another person would probably change the itinerary.
(b) Another person probably wouldn't like the radio stations he likes.
(c) Another person would change the experience from observation to interactivity.
(d) Another person would talk too much.

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

5. What is the unspoken motivation for Steinbeck's decision to make the trip?
(a) He needs some time alone to think.
(b) He made a bet with himself to do it by his 60th birthday.
(c) He is growing older and may not get another chance.
(d) He wants to surprise his college roommate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steinbeck think old age will do?

2. Steinbeck writes, "We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; _______________________

3. To what does Steinbeck compare the futility of trying to control a trip?

4. How do New Englanders talk?

5. What have people always told Steinbeck about his wanderlust?

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