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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a friend want Steinbeck to bring back from his trip?
(a) Any honest men
(b) Tumbleweed from the desert
(c) Rocks from the mountains
(d) Beer from all the states he visits

2. What prevents Steinbeck from moving to the answer to #126?
(a) There are no great restaurants.
(b) There is no ocean.
(c) There are no big cities.
(d) There are no major league baseball teams.

3. Why does Steinbeck think the dairy farms he sees must be subsidized?
(a) The feed bins are overflowing.
(b) They have a large variety of animals.
(c) They are too big for one person to manage.
(d) They look too good to be self-sustaining.

4. What does Steinbeck enjoy in Idaho?
(a) Wildflowers
(b) Snow-capped mountains
(c) Baked potatoes
(d) Fly fishing

5. Why do many people invest in house trailers?
(a) Status
(b) Home foreclosures
(c) Cost and mobility
(d) Adventure

6. Where does Steinbeck head after leaving California?
(a) The Rocky Mountains
(b) The Mojave Desert
(c) The Grand Canyon
(d) The Tetons

7. In what city in Louisiana does Steinbeck decide to stop?
(a) Baton Rouge
(b) Natchitoches
(c) New Orleans
(d) Thibodaux

8. In additional to regionalism, what has Steinbeck noticed about America so far during his trip?
(a) Creative differences
(b) A bland oneness
(c) Industriousness
(d) A spirit of giving

9. What is the source of trouble Steinbeck runs into while trying to cross the border into Canada?
(a) He needs a passport.
(b) He has forgotten his birth certificate.
(c) He needs Charley's rabies vaccination documents to return to the U.S.
(d) He cannot take his liquor into Canada.

10. Where does Steinbeck head after leaving Chicago?
(a) Indiana
(b) Michigan
(c) Iowa
(d) Wisconsin

11. What quality do the people of #126 have that is so appealing to Steinbeck?
(a) They are easygoing.
(b) They are stubborn.
(c) They talk easily.
(d) They don't talk much.

12. How are Steinbeck's political views perceived by his family?
(a) As an insult to his upbringing
(b) As an uninformed person
(c) As a nuisance
(d) As a radical

13. Why does Steinbeck decide not to visit a friend in Louisiana?
(a) He needs to make up for lost time.
(b) It is not a place to be seen with New York license plates.
(c) He doesn't think he would be welcomed.
(d) He has to get to a gas station.

14. What are the Bad Lands like during the day?
(a) They are lush.
(b) They create fear.
(c) They are very bright.
(d) They are engaging.

15. What returns for Mrs. Steinbeck when she talks to a fellow Texan?
(a) Her temper
(b) Her distrust
(c) Her Texas accent
(d) Her manners

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steinbeck exclude from the novel?

2. Of what does the Columbia River region remind Steinbeck?

3. Where does Steinbeck go for a family visit?

4. What threatens Steinbeck's stay at the Maple River?

5. What does the park ranger warn Steinbeck about as he enters the answer to #130?

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