2. What does Steinbeck do to Charley to protect him in the deer hunting region of inner Maine?
(a) Ties red tissue paper around his tail
(b) Boards him in a kennel
(c) Makes him stay in the camper
(d) Puts a bell around his neck

3. Who wants to accompany Steinbeck on the trip?
(a) A neighbor boy
(b) Mrs. Steinbeck
(c) Steinbeck's son
(d) Steinbeck's lawyer

4. Why does Steinbeck not take another person on the trip?
(a) Another person would change the experience from observation to interactivity.
(b) Another person would probably change the itinerary.
(c) Another person would talk too much.
(d) Another person probably wouldn't like the radio stations he likes.

5. What does Steinbeck think of the hunters?
(a) They will shoot at anything that moves.
(b) They stay out too long.
(c) They are the best guys you'll ever meet.
(d) They are the real men in this country.

6. What does Steinbeck think about as he packs the camper?
(a) What kind of weather he will encounter
(b) Whether his wife will be mad at him
(c) Whether he will be back in time for Christmas
(d) The strong desire in everyone to do what he is about to do

7. In what direction does Steinbeck head on his first day?
(a) Southwest
(b) Northeast
(c) Northwest
(d) Southeast

8. According to Steinbeck, every journey has its own __________________.
(a) price
(b) personality
(c) deadline
(d) climax

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

10. Why does Mrs. Steinbeck shout at Steinbeck?
(a) She is frustrated by his lack of attention.
(b) He cannot hear her over the sound of the wind.
(c) He has been knocked unconscious.
(d) He heads out into the storm to tend to his boat.

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

12. What is the tone of this book?
(a) Lofty
(b) Approachable
(c) Juvenile
(d) Forbidding

13. What material is everything in the motel made of, with the exception of the bedding and curtains?
(a) plastic
(b) brass
(c) glass
(d) wood

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