Travels With Charley Book! Trivia Quiz
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- 1.What does Steinbeck mean in Travels with Charley when he says that he did not know his own country?
- A.
He had little knowledge of the history and culture of America.
- B.
He could not understand why most Americans act the way they do.
- C.
He felt out of touch with areas he had not visited in a long time.
- 2.In Travels with Charley, what did Steinbeck hope to achieve by living in his truck?
- A.
He wanted to bring as little attention to himself as possible.
- B.
He wanted to be as comfortable as possible while he was traveling.
- C.
He wanted to be able to pack up and go at a moment’s notice.
- 3.In Travels In Travels with Charley, which three statements are true about Charley?
- He is a good companion.
- He is a skillful fighter.
- He is a good watch dog.
- He affords an easy way for Steinbeck to meet strangers.
- A.
I, II, and IV
- B.
I, II, and III
- C.
II, III, and IV
- D.
I, III, and IV
- 4.In Travels with Charley, what does steinbeck accomplish in his "conversation" with Charley about the wind?
- A.
He gets a chance to say out loud the worry he feels about the wind.
- B.
He illustrates Charley’s important contribution to the trip.
- C.
He shows that loneliness when traveling can cause a person to do strange things.
- 5.In Travels with Charley, the best way to clarify how the landscape differes between the Bismarck and Mandan sides of the Missouri River is
- A.
To pause in your reading
- B.
To reread the description
- C.
To look at a map
- D.
Read ahead
- 6.Referring to the Badlands in Travels with Charley, Steinbeck writes, "What a place for a colony of troglodytes, or better, of trolls, "what would be the best sources to find out the difference between troglodytes and trolls?"
- A.
An atlas
- B.
A dictionary
- C.
A thesaurus
- D.
A book about the Badlands
- 7.In Travels with Charley, what would be the best source to find out how close Galva is to Beach in North Dakota?
- A.
A thesaurus
- B.
A dictionary
- C.
An encyclopedia
- D.
A map of North Dakota
- 8.What personal reaction does Steinbeck have in Travels with Charley to the conversation he has with the old woman in the Badlands?
- A.
He is annoyed by her constant prattle
- B.
He realizes that he is afraid of the area
- C.
He feels comforted by her friendly manner
- 9.From Steinbeck’s actions in Travels with Charley, you can conclude that he
- A.
Has no sense of humor about himself
- B.
Does not easily make conversation with others
- C.
Tends to be ruled by his emotional reactions
- 10.Steinbeck’s description of the Badlands in Travels with Charley differs from one you would read in a travel guide in that it
- A.
Does not describe the landscape
- B.
Relates observations about human nature
- C.
Is very lengthy and detailed
- 11.In Travels with Charley, Steinbeck makes as many observations about human nature as he does about nature because
- A.
One of his main interests as a writer is in human nature
- B.
He does not find the natural setting interesting
- C.
He does not want his essay to read like a travel guide
- 12.Which of the following combinations best describes Steinbeck’s various emotions about the Badlands in Travels with Charley?
- A.
Uneasiness, fear, delight
- B.
Boredom, amusement, contentment
- C.
Anxiety, resentment, exhilaration
- 13.Which of the following statements from Travels with Charley might you also find in a standard travel guide?
- A.
Across the Missouri on the Mandan side, it is pure west, with brown grass and water scorings and small outcrops.
- B.
I went into a state of flight, running to get away from the unearthly landscape.
- C.
Just as I felt unwanted in this land, so do I feel a reluctance in writing about it.
- 14.Something that moves from place to place is
- A.
Diagnostic
- B.
Peripatetic
- C.
Fantastic
- D.
Photographic
- 15.What is the meaning of the word maneuver in the following sentence? Steinbeck felt that a trailer would be difficult to maneuver on a mountain road.
- A.
Drive
- B.
Encounter
- C.
Avoid
- D.
Control
- 16.What of the following is celestial?
- A.
The moon
- B.
An airplane
- C.
The air
- D.
A bird
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