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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Steinbeck buy at roadside markets?
(a) Souvenirs
(b) Fresh pies
(c) Apples and hard apple cider
(d) Fresh vegetables

3. When does Steinbeck plan to set off on his journey?
(a) The day after Labor Day
(b) The day after New Year's
(c) The day after the Fourth of July
(d) The day after Christmas

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

5. How many years ago did Steinbeck travel the United States?
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 15
(d) 5

6. What is Steinbeck's purpose for taking the trip?
(a) Find old college buddies
(b) Revisit the country he once knew
(c) Visit national monuments
(d) Get out of town for awhile

7. Where has Steinbeck's friend made a reservation for him?
(a) Niagara Falls
(b) Mt. Killington
(c) Kennebunkport
(d) Deer Isle

8. What happens when the eye of the storm passes?
(a) The wind whips up from the opposite direction.
(b) Everything gets very quiet.
(c) The sun suddenly appears.
(d) It gets as dark as night outside.

9. Who is the first person Steinbeck meets on his trip?
(a) A waitress
(b) A gas station attendant
(c) A sailor
(d) A policeman

10. What does Steinbeck think the waitress is capable of doing?
(a) Being a gymnast
(b) Singing in an all girls' band
(c) Sucking all the joy from life within her range
(d) Becoming a pastry chef

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

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

13. What does Steinbeck do single-handedly on his boat?
(a) He refinishes the interior.
(b) He steers it out of the bay.
(c) He hoists up the anchors.
(d) He sends out S.O.S. messages.

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

15. What kind of dog does Charley encounter at the rest area?
(a) Schnauzer
(b) Dachshund
(c) Jack Russell Terrier
(d) Pomeranian

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Steinbeck's boat?

2. What does Steinbeck mean by a "blown-in-the-glass" bum?

3. Where does Steinbeck go to church on his last morning in New England?

4. Where does Steinbeck park his camper on his first night?

5. With what gadget is Rocinante equipped?

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