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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 is the tone of this book?
(a) Juvenile
(b) Lofty
(c) Approachable
(d) Forbidding
2. To what does Steinbeck compare the futility of trying to control a trip?
(a) Trying to shoot fish in a barrel
(b) Trying to herd cats
(c) Trying to control a marriage
(d) Trying to swim upstream
3. What is Steinbeck's wife's name?
(a) Eileen
(b) Eleanor
(c) Elaine
(d) Ellen
4. Where does Steinbeck park his camper on his first night?
(a) At a trailer park
(b) Near a farmer's creek
(c) At a roadside rest stop
(d) In a woods
5. What has Steinbeck become over the years?
(a) A sentimental fool
(b) A cantankerous old man
(c) A famous, contemporary writer
(d) An expert on travel
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of dog is Charley?
2. What happens to delay Steinbeck's plans?
3. What does Steinbeck say about the journey he is about to take?
4. In what vehicle did Steinbeck travel on this trip?
5. To what two cities does Steinbeck often fly?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to disrupt the launch of Steinbeck's trip?
2. Explain the irony in the scene in which Steinbeck discusses politics with the egg farmer.
3. What does Steinbeck think about the personality of each journey?
4. Describe New England voices.
5. What is ironic about Steinbeck being an American writer?
6. Why does Steinbeck decide not to take a human traveling companion?
7. What misgivings does Steinbeck experience as the day of his departure approaches?
8. Describe Steinbeck's encounter with the young sailor.
9. How does Steinbeck respond to his friends' concerns about the dangers of road travel?
10. Why does Steinbeck ignore his doctors' advice following an illness the previous year?
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