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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Steinbeck say about the journey he is about to take?
(a) It is a very daunting proposition.
(b) It is the trip of a lifetime.
(c) It is something that he is dreading.
(d) It is much the same as all journeys that anyone takes.

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

3. Where was Charley trained?
(a) Atlanta
(b) New Orleans
(c) France
(d) New York

4. In what vehicle did Steinbeck travel on this trip?
(a) An old VW van
(b) An old bakery truck
(c) An old school bus
(d) An old pickup truck

5. What does Steinbeck call this state of journeying?
(a) Bumdom
(b) Exciting
(c) Adventurous
(d) Freeing

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

7. What does Steinbeck share with the adults in the family?
(a) Cigarettes
(b) Rare cognac
(c) Magazines
(d) Books

8. How do New Englanders talk?
(a) In long, drawn out sentences
(b) In single words or short phrases
(c) In rambling speech patterns
(d) They answer questions with questions

9. What does Steinbeck mean by a "blown-in-the-glass" bum?
(a) A traveler who drinks too much.
(b) A traveler who will only drink out of crystal.
(c) A traveler who is as fragile as glass.
(d) A traveler who works as a glassblower.

10. What material is everything in the attached diner made of, including the waitress' apron?
(a) plastic
(b) wood
(c) polyester
(d) aluminum

11. What is the subject about which Steinbeck is noted for writing?
(a) Asians
(b) Hispanics
(c) Europeans
(d) Americans

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

13. What does the answer to #80 remind Steinbeck of?
(a) The Bahamas
(b) His hometown in Salinas
(c) The Everglades
(d) Avalon in the King Arthur legends

14. What does Steinbeck think old age will do?
(a) Give him more spare time
(b) Increase his curiosity
(c) Make travel impossible
(d) Get him travel discounts

15. What is unusual about the inn Steinbeck finds?
(a) It has valet parking
(b) Its neon sign flashes that it is open and has vacancies but no one is there.
(c) It is not in any guidebook.
(d) It is not open on weekends.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what gadget is Rocinante equipped?

2. What has Steinbeck become over the years?

3. What does Steinbeck do to Charley to protect him in the deer hunting region of inner Maine?

4. What does Steinbeck invite the Canadian family to do?

5. Where does Steinbeck live?

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