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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Steinbeck shout at Steinbeck?
(a) She is frustrated by his lack of attention.
(b) He heads out into the storm to tend to his boat.
(c) He has been knocked unconscious.
(d) He cannot hear her over the sound of the wind.

2. What impresses Steinbeck with its strange rock formations?
(a) Yosemite
(b) The Grand Canyon
(c) The Wisconsin Dells
(d) Mount Rushmore

3. What does Steinbeck do to Charley to protect him in the deer hunting region of inner Maine?
(a) Makes him stay in the camper
(b) Boards him in a kennel
(c) Puts a bell around his neck
(d) Ties red tissue paper around his tail

4. Where was Charley trained?
(a) France
(b) New York
(c) Atlanta
(d) New Orleans

5. What do Steinbeck's friends warn him about regarding this trip?
(a) That he will not be able to travel incognito.
(b) That he will get bored very quickly.
(c) That he will not have the perseverance to complete it.
(d) That he will realize that his life at home was preferable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Steinbeck not take another person on the trip?

2. What does Steinbeck pack that will never be used?

3. What is the name of Steinbeck's boat?

4. What has Steinbeck become over the years?

5. What does Steinbeck see when he takes Charley for a walk?

(see the answer key)

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