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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. To what political party does Steinbeck belong?
(a) Independent
(b) Libertarian
(c) Democratic
(d) Republican
2. What commotion has erupted in the city where Steinbeck stops?
(a) Angry crowds denounce the desegregation of a grade school.
(b) The local electrician's union is on strike.
(c) The dock workers are on strike.
(d) The buses are running late today.
3. Of what does the Columbia River region remind Steinbeck?
(a) Camping trips with his son
(b) Lewis & Clark's expedition
(c) Fly fishing with his father
(d) His childhood along the Pacific coast
4. To Steinbeck, Texas is not so much a place as a _________________________.
(a) nightmare
(b) dream
(c) state of mind
(d) mistake
5. What impresses Steinbeck with its strange rock formations?
(a) Mount Rushmore
(b) The Grand Canyon
(c) Yosemite
(d) The Wisconsin Dells
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Steinbeck drawn to at the rest stops?
2. In what city in North Dakota does Steinbeck stop?
3. What is the source of trouble Steinbeck runs into while trying to cross the border into Canada?
4. What holiday does Steinbeck celebrate with his wife in Texas?
5. Why does Steinbeck think the dairy farms he sees must be subsidized?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Steinbeck admire most about Texans?
2. What happens to Steinbeck in Minneapolis/St. Paul?
3. What dashes Steinbeck's hopes for a good visit with his family?
4. How does Steinbeck diffuse a father and son fight when he rents a cabin one night?
5. What lessons does Steinbeck learn about house trailers in 1960 that could also apply to 2009?
6. Why does Steinbeck believe in what author Thomas Wolfe meant when he wrote, "You Can't Go Home Again?"
7. Describe Lonesome Harry.
8. What effect is the Cold War having on average Americans?
9. What does Steinbeck encounter in New Orleans that sickens him?
10. Why is Steinbeck conflicted as he leaves Texas and heads for Louisiana?
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