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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What national park does Steinbeck visit while in Montana?
(a) Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
(b) Yosemite National Park
(c) Yellowstone National Park
(d) The Grand Canyon

2. Where does Steinbeck head after leaving Chicago?
(a) Michigan
(b) Wisconsin
(c) Indiana
(d) Iowa

3. What does Steinbeck notice that have sprung up near urban centers?
(a) Baseball diamonds
(b) Trailer parks
(c) Industrial parks
(d) Drug stores

4. Why does Steinbeck think the dairy farms he sees must be subsidized?
(a) They look too good to be self-sustaining.
(b) They are too big for one person to manage.
(c) The feed bins are overflowing.
(d) They have a large variety of animals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do many people invest in house trailers?

2. What is the unspoken motivation for Steinbeck's decision to make the trip?

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

4. What does Steinbeck do when he breaks camp the next morning?

5. How is Steinbeck able to travel unnoticed?

(see the answer key)

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