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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 10 - 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Steinbeck head after Bismarck?
(a) The Painted Desert
(b) The Bad Lands
(c) Mount Rushmore
(d) The Wisconsin Dells

2. What does Steinbeck exclude from the novel?
(a) The notes he makes on a tape recorder
(b) The notes he makes in a journal
(c) The Chicago reunion with his wife
(d) Phone calls he places to his family

3. What does Steinbeck notice that surrounds the small towns and villages?
(a) Car dealerships
(b) Garbage dumps and junk yards
(c) Industrial parks
(d) Fast food restaurants

4. What does Steinbeck think the waitress is capable of doing?
(a) Being a gymnast
(b) Becoming a pastry chef
(c) Singing in an all girls' band
(d) Sucking all the joy from life within her range

5. How does Steinbeck meet a Canadian family?
(a) They meet at a diner.
(b) He is in the motel room next to theirs.
(c) He follows Charley to the family's camp.
(d) His camper is parked next to theirs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents Steinbeck from moving to the answer to #126?

2. What does Steinbeck share with the adults in the family?

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

4. Why does Steinbeck rush to Spokane?

5. What does the park ranger warn Steinbeck about as he enters the answer to #130?

(see the answer key)

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