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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Steinbeck consider himself to be?
(a) An adequate writer
(b) An American writer
(c) A sophisticated writer
(d) A simple storyteller

3. What is Steinbeck's wife's name?
(a) Eleanor
(b) Eileen
(c) Elaine
(d) Ellen

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

5. What does Steinbeck do when he breaks camp the next morning?
(a) Leaves a bottle for a keepsake for the Canadian family
(b) Takes Charley for a run
(c) Throws water on his campfire
(d) Writes a few postcards

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steinbeck buy at roadside markets?

2. How do New Englanders talk?

3. To what does Steinbeck compare the futility of trying to control a trip?

4. With what was the vehicle outfitted?

5. What is the subject about which Steinbeck is noted for writing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to disrupt the launch of Steinbeck's trip?

2. What urge has Steinbeck felt all his life?

3. Describe some of the things that Steinbeck packs.

4. Why does Steinbeck decide not to take a human traveling companion?

5. What does Steinbeck discover about the French Canadians in northern Maine?

6. What causes Steinbeck's wife, Elaine, to shout at him?

7. What angers Steinbeck about some neighboring boats anchored close to his just prior to the hurricane?

8. Why are Steinbeck's friends concerned for his safety on the road?

9. What is Steinbeck's start date for his trip?

10. Describe Charley.

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