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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. What has come over the country since Steinbeck's last trip?
(a) A sense of pride
(b) Overwhelming sadness
(c) Many changes
(d) Wealth and prosperity

2. The same person going over the same route twice experiences _______________________________.
(a) jet lag
(b) frequent flyer miles
(c) two distinctly different journeys
(d) deja vu

3. What does Steinbeck share with the adults in the family?
(a) Magazines
(b) Books
(c) Rare cognac
(d) Cigarettes

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

5. What infuriates Steinbeck about a neighbor's boat anchoring prior to the storm?
(a) They don't use any anchor.
(b) They have used his anchor without preparation.
(c) They anchor too far away from shore.
(d) Their amateurish preparation endangers his boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tone of this book?

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

3. In what direction does Steinbeck head on his first day?

4. What does Steinbeck not like about hunting?

5. What does Steinbeck think the waitress is capable of doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Steinbeck being an American writer?

2. What does Steinbeck share with the adults in the Canadian family as a gesture of good will?

3. What does Steinbeck think about the personality of each journey?

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

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

6. Explain the irony in the scene in which Steinbeck discusses politics with the egg farmer.

7. What urge has Steinbeck felt all his life?

8. How does Steinbeck respond to his friends' concerns about the dangers of road travel?

9. What is Steinbeck's explanation for the junk yards and garbage dumps surrounding the small towns and villages through which he passes?

10. What misgivings does Steinbeck experience as the day of his departure approaches?

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