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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 expect to experience on the road?
(a) Elation
(b) Spirituality
(c) Boredom
(d) Desolation

2. What damages do Fayre Eleyne and Rocinante sustain?
(a) Broken windows
(b) Just a few light scratches
(c) Major body damage
(d) Motor damage

3. What book does Steinbeck read as he drinks coffee at a rest area?
(a) Quo Vadis
(b) The Spectator
(c) East of Eden
(d) The Hawaiians

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

5. What is the first prerequisite for travelers?
(a) A reason for traveling
(b) Good walking shoes
(c) A passport
(d) Luggage on wheels

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Steinbeck calm down after the storm?

2. What is the unspoken motivation for Steinbeck's decision to make the trip?

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

4. Where does Steinbeck live?

5. What does Steinbeck think old age will do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Steinbeck's requirements for this state of journeying--or bumdom as he calls it?

4. What does Steinbeck encounter that particularly unnerves him?

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

6. Describe Deer Isle.

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

8. What have older people always told Steinbeck?

9. Describe New England voices.

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

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