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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 is the name of the old Chinaman who walks through Cannery Row every day?
(a) Chong
(b) Lee
(c) Chin
(d) He is unnamed

2. What is Lee's final solution about the building?
(a) He rents boat storage space to people.
(b) He demolishes it and makes a parking garage.
(c) He lets Mack and the boys live there.
(d) He rents it out for events.

3. What type of business does Lee Chong own?
(a) A bait shop
(b) A grocery store
(c) A dry cleaning store
(d) An insurance agency

4. Why does Guy not use his mechanical abilities on the machines in the canneries?
(a) Guy is too shy to ask for work.
(b) Guy never shows up on time.
(c) The owners are too cheap to hire him.
(d) Guy has a bad temper.

5. How long has Dora been in business?
(a) 50 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 15 years
(d) 25 years

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Western Biological Laboratories located?

2. What does Lee's soft heart inspire him to do?

3. What becomes the hearth and center of the Palace?

4. How do Mack and the boys furnish their new residence?

5. Who is the owner and operator of Western Biological Laboratories?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lee Chong's business.

2. What is the irony of Hazel's name?

3. Explain the behavior of the Chinaman.

4. What happens to spur Mack and the boys into fixing up the Palace Flophouse?

5. What happens to Gay when the needle valve breaks on the car?

6. Explain the relationship between Doc and Frankie.

7. Describe the Bear Flag Restaurant.

8. How does Lee acquire another building?

9. How does the Bear Flag stay in business even though it is an illegal operation?

10. What are Tong Wars?

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