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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 are there few of afoot in the early hours of Cannery Row?
(a) cars
(b) dogs
(c) buses
(d) human beings

2. How is Cannery Row described in Chapter 14?
(a) Boring and dull
(b) Peaceful and magical
(c) Hectic and chaotic
(d) A war zone

3. On what do Doc and Frost place a bet?
(a) A case of whiskey
(b) A keg of beer
(c) A parade
(d) A tank full of gas

4. What is Doc's driving style?
(a) He slows down, then speeds up erratically.
(b) He drives slowly and stops often.
(c) He speeds to get to the sea as quickly as possible.
(d) He swerves back and forth looking out toward the sea.

5. What do Mack and the boys use for currency in Lee's store?
(a) frogs
(b) wooden nickels
(c) sand dollars
(d) the captain's whiskey

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doc order in Ventura?

2. What change do the people of Monterey feel?

3. What does the captain carry to the frog hunt?

4. Where do Mack and the boys now buy their groceries instead of going to Lee's?

5. Whose advice does Henri seek after having a nightmare?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mary Talbot.

2. Why does Mack initially reject the captain's offer of whiskey?

3. How does Steinbeck show that Doc is one with nature?

4. How does Mack extract the date of Doc's birthday?

5. What bet does Doc make with Frost on the Fourth of July?

6. What is the significance of the flagpole sitter at Holman's Department Store?

7. What is the symbolism of the music in Doc's head when he finds the body of the beautiful dead woman in the water?

8. How does Mack perceive Doc?

9. Why can Doc not get anyone to accompany him on specimen collecting trip to La Jolla?

10. What is ironic about Henri the Painter?

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