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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Steinbeck think is the trouble with New England voices?
(a) They are very clipped.
(b) They talk too fast.
(c) They are too nasal.
(d) They mumble their words.

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

3. What do Steinbeck's friends warn him about regarding this trip?
(a) That he will not have the perseverance to complete it.
(b) That he will get bored very quickly.
(c) That he will not be able to travel incognito.
(d) That he will realize that his life at home was preferable.

4. What is Steinbeck's wife's name?
(a) Ellen
(b) Eleanor
(c) Elaine
(d) Eileen

5. What does Steinbeck think the waitress is capable of doing?
(a) Being a gymnast
(b) Singing in an all girls' band
(c) Becoming a pastry chef
(d) Sucking all the joy from life within her range

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Steinbeck at the time that he starts on his journey?

2. What material is everything in the attached diner made of, including the waitress' apron?

3. What is the tone of this book?

4. What material is everything in the motel made of, with the exception of the bedding and curtains?

5. What does the answer to #80 remind Steinbeck of?

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