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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Steinbeck stock up on at a country store?
(a) Cookies and cupcakes
(b) Salty snacks
(c) Cold cuts
(d) Liquor and beer

2. What does Steinbeck plan to do in Chicago?
(a) Meet his wife
(b) Go to a Cubs game
(c) See his publisher
(d) Eat a great steak dinner

3. How do New Englanders talk?
(a) In long, drawn out sentences
(b) In rambling speech patterns
(c) They answer questions with questions
(d) In single words or short phrases

4. How does Charley let Steinbeck know he wants something?
(a) He runs in circles.
(b) He makes a sound through his teeth.
(c) He barks five times.
(d) He howls.

5. What impresses Steinbeck at the rest stops?
(a) The really clean facilities
(b) The friendliness of other travelers
(c) The variety of goods in the vending machines
(d) The dog walking areas

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the source of trouble Steinbeck runs into while trying to cross the border into Canada?

2. What does Steinbeck notice that surrounds the small towns and villages?

3. Why does Steinbeck essentially ignore his doctors' advice?

4. What does a friend want Steinbeck to bring back from his trip?

5. What does Steinbeck call the previous guest of a hotel room he waits in temporarily?

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