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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. What historical attraction does Steinbeck visit in Montana?
(a) Yosemite National Park
(b) The Grand Canyon
(c) The Little Big Horm battlefield
(d) Mount Rushmore

2. How are Steinbeck's political views perceived by his family?
(a) As an uninformed person
(b) As an insult to his upbringing
(c) As a radical
(d) As a nuisance

3. What is Steinbeck's next destination?
(a) Milwaukee
(b) Detroit
(c) Toledo
(d) Chicago

4. After the border fiasco, Steinbeck admits that he loves countries but hates _____________________.
(a) rundown roadside rest areas
(b) governments
(c) inaccurate road maps
(d) driving

5. What impresses Steinbeck about the Oregon coast?
(a) The rocks
(b) The fog
(c) Sequoia trees
(d) The orchards

Short Answer Questions

1. What returns for Mrs. Steinbeck when she talks to a fellow Texan?

2. To what does Steinbeck liken the group's verbal taunts?

3. Where does Steinbeck head after leaving California?

4. In additional to regionalism, what has Steinbeck noticed about America so far during his trip?

5. Which author wrote that you can't go home again?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Steinbeck fall in love with Montana?

2. What effect is the Cold War having on average Americans?

3. Why does Steinbeck believe in what author Thomas Wolfe meant when he wrote, "You Can't Go Home Again?"

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

5. What two national attractions does Steinbeck visit before leaving Montana?

6. What philosophical thoughts does Steinbeck have when he passes into Idaho?

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

8. Describe Lonesome Harry.

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

10. Why is Steinbeck conflicted as he leaves Texas and heads for Louisiana?

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