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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. In what city in Louisiana does Steinbeck decide to stop?
(a) Thibodaux
(b) Baton Rouge
(c) New Orleans
(d) Natchitoches
2. What impresses Steinbeck with its strange rock formations?
(a) The Wisconsin Dells
(b) Mount Rushmore
(c) Yosemite
(d) The Grand Canyon
3. To which state would Steinbeck like to move?
(a) Wyoming
(b) South Dakota
(c) North Dakota
(d) Montana
4. Why do many people invest in house trailers?
(a) Status
(b) Adventure
(c) Cost and mobility
(d) Home foreclosures
5. Where does Steinbeck head after Bismarck?
(a) The Painted Desert
(b) Mount Rushmore
(c) The Bad Lands
(d) The Wisconsin Dells
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Steinbeck's next destination?
2. Who is Steinbeck drawn to at the rest stops?
3. What does Steinbeck notice that have sprung up near urban centers?
4. Why will Steinbeck never move back to Monterey?
5. Why does Steinbeck stay in Texas three extra days?
Short Essay Questions
1. What dashes Steinbeck's hopes for a good visit with his family?
2. What two national attractions does Steinbeck visit before leaving Montana?
3. How does Steinbeck diffuse a father and son fight when he rents a cabin one night?
4. What is the irony of the situation Steinbeck encounters at the Canadian border?
5. What philosophical thoughts does Steinbeck have when he passes into Idaho?
6. What is the purpose of Steinbeck's stop in Texas?
7. Explain how the Badlands are a study in opposites.
8. What lessons does Steinbeck learn about house trailers in 1960 that could also apply to 2009?
9. How does Steinbeck perceive Seattle?
10. How does Steinbeck justify his opinion that the river crossing at Bismarck is the true demarcation between east and west?
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