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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 does Mack sense about Doc?
(a) That Doc will be leaving town soon.
(b) That Doc is a lonely man.
(c) That Doc has a big secret.
(d) That Doc is very ill.

2. How many times has Henri the Painter been married?
(a) One time
(b) Four times
(c) Three times
(d) Two times

3. What is a major problem of Doc's job?
(a) Collecting his specimens when nature makes them available
(b) Getting the universities to pay him
(c) The smells inside his lab
(d) Fighting off boredom

4. What takes over on Cannery Row?
(a) Ambition
(b) Peace
(c) Evil
(d) Greed

5. What does the captain bring up from the cellar?
(a) Sleeping cots
(b) Bottles of beer
(c) A keg of Prohibition-vintage corn whiskey
(d) Food for the pups

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain do before passing out on the floor drunk?

2. What is Doc's driving style?

3. What fib does Doc make up about his walking trip?

4. How does Doc view Mack?

5. What do Mack and the boys use for currency in Lee's store?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which character seems to assimilate the combined woes of everyone in Cannery Row?

2. What impact have Mack and the boys had on the captain?

3. Describe Mary Talbot.

4. What does Steinbeck mean by "the hour of the pearl" in Chapter 14?

5. How does Steinbeck show that Cannery Row is an undesirable part of town?

6. Describe Steinbeck's use of humor in the frog-catching scene.

7. What is ironic about Henri the Painter?

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

9. How does Mack know that the captain's wife would disapprove of Mack and the boys?

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

(see the answer keys)

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