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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What book does Steinbeck read as he drinks coffee at a rest area?
(a) Quo Vadis
(b) The Spectator
(c) The Hawaiians
(d) East of Eden

3. Of what does the sight of a nuclear submarine remind Steinbeck?
(a) A story he once wrote
(b) His days in the navy
(c) His fear of enclosed places
(d) The Cold War

4. What is wrong with Steinbeck's travel to these cities?
(a) It is getting more and more expensive to make the trips.
(b) It takes too much time out of his schedule.
(c) It is not the great expanse of the entire United States.
(d) It is a boring routine.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Steinbeck's purpose for taking the trip?

3. Who wants to accompany Steinbeck on the trip?

4. What do Steinbeck's friends warn him about regarding this trip?

5. What is the traveler's second prerequisite for traveling?

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