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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. Why do many people invest in house trailers?
(a) Status
(b) Adventure
(c) Cost and mobility
(d) Home foreclosures
2. After the border fiasco, Steinbeck admits that he loves countries but hates _____________________.
(a) driving
(b) governments
(c) inaccurate road maps
(d) rundown roadside rest areas
3. Where does Steinbeck head after leaving Chicago?
(a) Iowa
(b) Wisconsin
(c) Indiana
(d) Michigan
4. What does Steinbeck exclude from the novel?
(a) The Chicago reunion with his wife
(b) The notes he makes on a tape recorder
(c) The notes he makes in a journal
(d) Phone calls he places to his family
5. What is Steinbeck given when he asks for a reading light?
(a) A coal oil lantern
(b) A flashlight
(c) A table lamp
(d) A floor lamp
Short Answer Questions
1. What disrupts the family visit?
2. What does Steinbeck admire most about Texans?
3. What prevents Steinbeck from moving to the answer to #126?
4. To what does Steinbeck liken the group's verbal taunts?
5. Where does Steinbeck go for a family visit?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Steinbeck fall in love with Montana?
2. What is the purpose of Steinbeck's stop in Texas?
3. Why is Steinbeck conflicted as he leaves Texas and heads for Louisiana?
4. What is Steinbeck's intention for stopping at Sauk Centre, Minnesota?
5. What is the irony of the situation Steinbeck encounters at the Canadian border?
6. Explain how the Badlands are a study in opposites.
7. How does Steinbeck justify his opinion that the river crossing at Bismarck is the true demarcation between east and west?
8. Why does Steinbeck believe in what author Thomas Wolfe meant when he wrote, "You Can't Go Home Again?"
9. What has Steinbeck learned about America so far?
10. What two national attractions does Steinbeck visit before leaving Montana?
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