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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapter 4 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years ago did Steinbeck travel the United States?
(a) 25
(b) 20
(c) 5
(d) 15

2. What are Steinbeck's thoughts about each journey?
(a) The traveler directs the journey.
(b) Getting home is never a straight line.
(c) There's no place like home.
(d) The traveling pulls the traveler.

3. What significant event does Steinbeck anticipate in Montana?
(a) Crossing the Colorado River
(b) Crossing the Continental Divide
(c) The geyser of Old Faithful
(d) Seeing Mount Rushmore

4. What commotion has erupted in the city where Steinbeck stops?
(a) Angry crowds denounce the desegregation of a grade school.
(b) The local electrician's union is on strike.
(c) The buses are running late today.
(d) The dock workers are on strike.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Steinbeck park his camper on his first night?

2. What is the only valuable thing that happens on this day?

3. Who is Steinbeck drawn to at the rest stops?

4. What does Steinbeck do when he breaks camp the next morning?

5. What do some of the migrant families use for shelter?

(see the answer key)

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