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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 does Steinbeck buy at roadside markets?
(a) Fresh vegetables
(b) Fresh pies
(c) Apples and hard apple cider
(d) Souvenirs

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

3. According to Steinbeck, _____________ is the greater part of recognition.
(a) context
(b) likeability
(c) news coverage
(d) a handsome face

4. What impact does the storm have on the Steinbecks' home?
(a) It is completely demolished.
(b) The wind forces in a window.
(c) The roof is blown away.
(d) A tree crashes onto the roof.

5. How do New Englanders talk?
(a) In rambling speech patterns
(b) They answer questions with questions
(c) In long, drawn out sentences
(d) In single words or short phrases

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Charley let Steinbeck know he wants something?

2. What does Steinbeck do single-handedly on his boat?

3. What happens when the eye of the storm passes?

4. Where was Charley trained?

5. What does Steinbeck mean by a "blown-in-the-glass" bum?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe New England voices.

3. What have older people always told Steinbeck?

4. What does Steinbeck's 13-year-old neighbor boy symbolize?

5. What are Steinbeck's musings on junk?

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

7. Why does Steinbeck ignore his doctors' advice following an illness the previous year?

8. Explain how Steinbeck interjects humor into the book.

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

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

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