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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. Where does Doc collect marine animals?
(a) The San Diego Bay
(b) The Great Tide Pool
(c) Fire Island
(d) The Mississippi River

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

3. Who fills up Lee's car with gas at the service station?
(a) Gay
(b) Eddie
(c) Mack
(d) Hazel

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

5. Who is the leader of a small group of homeless men?
(a) Wes
(b) Mack
(c) Dora
(d) Eddie

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steinbeck think has had the most impact on America in two generations?

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

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

4. Where do Mack and the boys sleep?

5. What does Mack tell doc?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lee acquire the Model T Ford?

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

3. Explain the behavior of the Chinaman.

4. How does Lee acquire another building?

5. What does Steinbeck think has changed America dramatically in only two generations?

6. Why is Doc leery of Mack's request for money?

7. Why does Mack has a twinge of guilt about the frog mission?

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

9. What is Gay's special talent?

10. Explain the irony in Mack's telling Doc that he and the boys need money for a good cause.

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