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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Steinbeck get lost in heavy traffic?
(a) Green Bay
(b) Minneapolis-St. Paul
(c) Chicago
(d) Detroit

2. Which author wrote that you can't go home again?
(a) T.S. Eliot
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald
(c) Thomas Wolfe
(d) John Steinbeck

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

4. In what city in North Dakota does Steinbeck stop?
(a) Grand Forks
(b) Minot
(c) Bismarck
(d) Fargo

5. On what does Steinbeck reflect at this point of his journey?
(a) If he is doing the trip as it should be done
(b) If he should take a break
(c) If he should turn back
(d) If he should get a different camper

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Steinbeck admire most about Texans?

3. What starts to slow Steinbeck's progress?

4. Why is Steinbeck shocked by Seattle?

5. What disrupts the family visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Steinbeck admire most about Texans?

2. What dashes Steinbeck's hopes for a good visit with his family?

3. What does Steinbeck encounter in New Orleans that sickens him?

4. How does Steinbeck perceive Seattle?

5. How does Steinbeck justify his opinion that the river crossing at Bismarck is the true demarcation between east and west?

6. Explain how the Badlands are a study in opposites.

7. What happens to Steinbeck in Minneapolis/St. Paul?

8. How does Steinbeck diffuse a father and son fight when he rents a cabin one night?

9. Why does Steinbeck fall in love with Montana?

10. What is the purpose of Steinbeck's stop in Texas?

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