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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 10 - 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the evening meal where Steinbeck stops at a rental cabin and lunch room?
(a) Ham & beans and ice cream
(b) Beef stew & biscuits and chocolate cake
(c) Cheeseburger & fries and pudding
(d) Corned beef & cabbage and lemon pie

2. Where does Steinbeck park his camper on his first night?
(a) In a woods
(b) At a trailer park
(c) Near a farmer's creek
(d) At a roadside rest stop

3. What historical attraction does Steinbeck visit in Montana?
(a) Mount Rushmore
(b) The Grand Canyon
(c) Yosemite National Park
(d) The Little Big Horm battlefield

4. What does Steinbeck consider himself to be?
(a) An American writer
(b) A simple storyteller
(c) An adequate writer
(d) A sophisticated writer

5. What prevents Steinbeck from moving to the answer to #126?
(a) There are no big cities.
(b) There are no major league baseball teams.
(c) There is no ocean.
(d) There are no great restaurants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with Steinbeck's travel to these cities?

2. Where does Steinbeck stay in a motel on his second night?

3. What does the park ranger warn Steinbeck about as he enters the answer to #130?

4. What is the subject about which Steinbeck is noted for writing?

5. What urge has Steinbeck felt all his life?

(see the answer key)

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