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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) Wealth and prosperity
(b) A sense of pride
(c) Overwhelming sadness
(d) Many changes

2. To what does Steinbeck compare the futility of trying to control a trip?
(a) Trying to herd cats
(b) Trying to control a marriage
(c) Trying to shoot fish in a barrel
(d) Trying to swim upstream

3. With what gadget is Rocinante equipped?
(a) A trick horn
(b) A loudspeaker
(c) A siren
(d) Flashing lights

4. What does Steinbeck think the waitress is capable of doing?
(a) Sucking all the joy from life within her range
(b) Singing in an all girls' band
(c) Being a gymnast
(d) Becoming a pastry chef

5. How does Charley let Steinbeck know he wants something?
(a) He runs in circles.
(b) He barks five times.
(c) He howls.
(d) He makes a sound through his teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steinbeck say about the journey he is about to take?

2. In what vehicle did Steinbeck travel on this trip?

3. What material is everything in the motel made of, with the exception of the bedding and curtains?

4. How do New Englanders talk?

5. What does Steinbeck buy at a farmhouse?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Deer Isle.

6. Describe Steinbeck's encounter with the young sailor.

7. What is Steinbeck's position on hunting?

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

9. What is John Steinbeck's view on the journey he is about to take?

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

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