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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 think about as he packs the camper?
(a) What kind of weather he will encounter
(b) The strong desire in everyone to do what he is about to do
(c) Whether his wife will be mad at him
(d) Whether he will be back in time for Christmas

2. Why does Steinbeck essentially ignore his doctors' advice?
(a) He wants a second opinion.
(b) He thinks he knows better than the doctors.
(c) He wants quality in his life, not necessarily quantity of years.
(d) They have been wrong before.

3. What happens to delay Steinbeck's plans?
(a) His wife needs emergency surgery.
(b) A blizzard hits New York.
(c) Hurricane Donna hits.
(d) The camper's tires go flat.

4. What is the name of Steinbeck's boat?
(a) Fayre Eleyne
(b) Rocinante
(c) East of Eden
(d) Smooth Sailing

5. What is Steinbeck's wife's name?
(a) Elaine
(b) Eileen
(c) Ellen
(d) Eleanor

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steinbeck consider himself to be?

2. What happens to the neighboring boats after Steinbeck cuts the rope holding them together?

3. What does Steinbeck think old age will do?

4. Of what does the sight of a nuclear submarine remind Steinbeck?

5. What is the final prerequisite for travelers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe New England voices.

3. Describe Deer Isle.

4. Describe some of the things that Steinbeck packs.

5. What urge has Steinbeck felt all his life?

6. What is Steinbeck's position on hunting?

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

8. Explain how Steinbeck interjects humor into the book.

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

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

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