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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city in North Dakota does Steinbeck stop?
(a) Minot
(b) Bismarck
(c) Grand Forks
(d) Fargo

2. What does the park ranger warn Steinbeck about as he enters the answer to #130?
(a) Bears
(b) Coyotes
(c) Extreme temperatures
(d) Falling rocks

3. Which author wrote that you can't go home again?
(a) John Steinbeck
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald
(c) T.S. Eliot
(d) Thomas Wolfe

4. What is the occupation of Steinbeck's camping neighbor for the night?
(a) A plastics salesman
(b) An auto executive
(c) A farming implements salesman
(d) A Shakesperian performer

5. What does Steinbeck learn about all the writing materials he packs?
(a) He needs every word he writes down to write later.
(b) He never writes from notes taken while traveling alone.
(c) He needs sketchy notes just to jog his memory.
(d) He needs comprehenisve notes because he is so detail-oriented.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Steinbeck head after spending the night among the sequoias?

2. Where does Steinbeck eat his lunch?

3. What impresses Steinbeck with its strange rock formations?

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

5. What impresses Steinbeck about the Oregon coast?

(see the answer key)

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