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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of dog is Charley?
(a) Jack Russell Terrier
(b) Dachshund
(c) German Shephard
(d) Poodle

2. According to Steinbeck, _____________ is the greater part of recognition.
(a) a handsome face
(b) context
(c) news coverage
(d) likeability

3. How old is Steinbeck at the time that he starts on his journey?
(a) 65
(b) 58
(c) 48
(d) 45

4. To what does Steinbeck compare the futility of trying to control a trip?
(a) Trying to control a marriage
(b) Trying to herd cats
(c) Trying to shoot fish in a barrel
(d) Trying to swim upstream

5. What is wrong with Steinbeck's travel to these cities?
(a) It is a boring routine.
(b) It takes too much time out of his schedule.
(c) It is getting more and more expensive to make the trips.
(d) It is not the great expanse of the entire United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Steinbeck's friends warn him about regarding this trip?

2. What does Steinbeck call this state of journeying?

3. Where does Steinbeck re-anchor his boat?

4. How does Steinbeck calm down after the storm?

5. The same person going over the same route twice experiences _______________________________.

(see the answer key)

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