Travels with Charley: In Search of America Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 119 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Travels with Charley: In Search of America Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 119 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does Steinbeck decide not to visit a friend in Louisiana?
(a) He doesn't think he would be welcomed.
(b) He has to get to a gas station.
(c) He needs to make up for lost time.
(d) It is not a place to be seen with New York license plates.

2. According to Steinbeck, what do people living in a bland world crave?
(a) Restaurants serving spicy foods
(b) Sex and violence in their fiction
(c) Travel magazines about foreign countries
(d) Science fiction books

3. What prevents Steinbeck from moving to the answer to #126?
(a) There are no great restaurants.
(b) There is no ocean.
(c) There are no major league baseball teams.
(d) There are no big cities.

4. What is the evening meal where Steinbeck stops at a rental cabin and lunch room?
(a) Beef stew & biscuits and chocolate cake
(b) Cheeseburger & fries and pudding
(c) Corned beef & cabbage and lemon pie
(d) Ham & beans and ice cream

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. Of what does the Columbia River region remind Steinbeck?

2. Aside from the unpleasant family visit, how does Steinbeck find the Monterey Peninsula?

3. Where does Steinbeck go to reminisce with an old friend?

4. Why has Steinbeck's visit disturbed his family?

5. How are Steinbeck's political views perceived by his family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Steinbeck learn about truckers when he takes breaks at roadside rest stops?

2. What has Steinbeck noticed about America so far on his trip?

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

4. What is the irony of the situation Steinbeck encounters at the Canadian border?

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

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

7. Why does Steinbeck fall in love with Montana?

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

9. Explain the irony in the scene where Steinbeck and Charley explore a sequoia grove.

10. Why is the rock with the mica in it so important to Steinbeck?

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