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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Steinbeck expect to experience on the road?
(a) Desolation
(b) Elation
(c) Spirituality
(d) Boredom

2. What is the unspoken motivation for Steinbeck's decision to make the trip?
(a) He is growing older and may not get another chance.
(b) He wants to surprise his college roommate.
(c) He needs some time alone to think.
(d) He made a bet with himself to do it by his 60th birthday.

3. What is Steinbeck's purpose for taking the trip?
(a) Find old college buddies
(b) Revisit the country he once knew
(c) Get out of town for awhile
(d) Visit national monuments

4. What have people always told Steinbeck about his wanderlust?
(a) Everybody has it to some degree.
(b) He is crazy to even think about it.
(c) He needs to indulge it.
(d) He will grow out of it.

5. What happens to delay Steinbeck's plans?
(a) A blizzard hits New York.
(b) His wife needs emergency surgery.
(c) Hurricane Donna hits.
(d) The camper's tires go flat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steinbeck stock up on at a country store?

2. In what vehicle did Steinbeck travel on this trip?

3. Who is the first person Steinbeck meets on his trip?

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

5. What does Steinbeck consider himself to be?

(see the answer key)

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