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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 stock up on at a country store?
(a) Liquor and beer
(b) Cookies and cupcakes
(c) Cold cuts
(d) Salty snacks

2. What urge has Steinbeck felt all his life?
(a) The urge to be an artist.
(b) The urge to be somewhere else.
(c) The urge to be someone else.
(d) The urge to be an athlete.

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

4. What material is everything in the motel made of, with the exception of the bedding and curtains?
(a) glass
(b) plastic
(c) wood
(d) brass

5. What happens to the neighboring boats after Steinbeck cuts the rope holding them together?
(a) They blow out to sea.
(b) They crash into Steinbeck's boat.
(c) They blow onto a mud bank.
(d) They capsize.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does the sight of a nuclear submarine remind Steinbeck?

2. What kind of dog is Charley?

3. What does Steinbeck think about as he packs the camper?

4. Steinbeck sees many ___________________ along his northeast route.

5. In this book, Steinbeck's style is neither ______________ in nature nor completely ________________.

(see the answer key)

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