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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Steinbeck invite the Canadian family to do?
(a) View the inside of his camper
(b) Sing around a campfire
(c) Have dinner with him
(d) Play cards

2. What is the tone of this book?
(a) Approachable
(b) Juvenile
(c) Forbidding
(d) Lofty

3. How does Steinbeck meet a Canadian family?
(a) They meet at a diner.
(b) He follows Charley to the family's camp.
(c) He is in the motel room next to theirs.
(d) His camper is parked next to theirs.

4. What does Steinbeck notice that surrounds the small towns and villages?
(a) Car dealerships
(b) Fast food restaurants
(c) Garbage dumps and junk yards
(d) Industrial parks

5. What does Steinbeck name his camper?
(a) Rocinante
(b) Steinmaster
(c) Hi-ways
(d) Trigger

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steinbeck say about the journey he is about to take?

2. Who are the only ones who will understand the inability to control a trip?

3. When does Steinbeck plan to set off on his journey?

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

5. What does Steinbeck expect to experience on the road?

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