2. What does Steinbeck exclude from the novel?
(a) The notes he makes in a journal
(b) The notes he makes on a tape recorder
(c) The Chicago reunion with his wife
(d) Phone calls he places to his family

3. What impresses Steinbeck about the Oregon coast?
(a) The rocks
(b) The fog
(c) The orchards
(d) Sequoia trees

4. Of what does the Columbia River region remind Steinbeck?
(a) His childhood along the Pacific coast
(b) Lewis & Clark's expedition
(c) Fly fishing with his father
(d) Camping trips with his son

5. What threatens Steinbeck's stay at the Maple River?
(a) Gang wars
(b) A tornado
(c) Below-zero temperatures
(d) The possibility of snow

6. Whose birthplace is Steinbeck anxious to visit?
(a) Knut Rockne
(b) John F. Kennedy
(c) Sinclair Lewis
(d) Pocahantas

7. What impresses Steinbeck with its strange rock formations?
(a) The Grand Canyon
(b) Mount Rushmore
(c) The Wisconsin Dells
(d) Yosemite

8. What beauty does Steinbeck see at sunset?
(a) Sparkling snowflakes
(b) Gleaming water on the river
(c) Purple and pink rays of light
(d) The colors of the rock layers

9. What is the only valuable thing that happens on this day?
(a) Steinbeck writes in a journal.
(b) Steinbeck talks to his wife from a pay phone.
(c) Steinbeck sees Niagara Falls.
(d) Steinbeck has a good steak dinner.

10. What commotion has erupted in the city where Steinbeck stops?
(a) Angry crowds denounce the desegregation of a grade school.
(b) The buses are running late today.
(c) The local electrician's union is on strike.
(d) The dock workers are on strike.

11. What is Steinbeck's next destination?
(a) Toledo
(b) Detroit
(c) Chicago
(d) Milwaukee

12. To what political party does Steinbeck belong?
(a) Republican
(b) Democratic
(c) Libertarian
(d) Independent

13. According to Steinbeck, what do people living in a bland world crave?
(a) Science fiction books
(b) Restaurants serving spicy foods
(c) Sex and violence in their fiction
(d) Travel magazines about foreign countries

14. Where is Steinbeck's last stop in California?
(a) Los Angeles
(b) La Jolla
(c) San Juan Capistrano
(d) Fremont's Peak

15. What impresses Steinbeck at the rest stops?
(a) The really clean facilities
(b) The friendliness of other travelers
(c) The variety of goods in the vending machines
(d) The dog walking areas