STUDY QUESTIONS - MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ

1. To what group does Steinbeck compare Danny and his friends?

A. The Three Stooges
B. The Three Musketeers
C. The Knights of the Round Table

2. What is the friends’ beverage of choice?

A. Milk
B. Wine
C. Water

3. What does Danny buy for Sweets Ramirez?

A. A brassier
B. Beans
C. A vacuum cleaner

4. Whom does the Pirate wish to honor with a candle?

A. Danny
B. St. Francis
C. His dogs

5. What will Danny not share with his friends, no matter what?

A. His wine
B. His bed
C. His clothes

6. Why is the Corporal sad?

A. His baby is sick
B. His wife is pregnant
C. His was shot

7. What type of pets does the Pirate have?

A. Dogs
B. Cats
C. Mice

8. What happens to Danny’s second house?

A. It burns down
B. It is repossessed
C. He sells it

9. What does Danny do during the war?

A. He is a pilot
B. He is wounded in France
C. He breaks mules in Texas

10. How do the friends make money to throw a party for Danny?

A. They sell chopped wood
B. They find money buried in the woods
C. They cut squid

11. What do the men not turn on due to the requirement of a $3.00 deposit?

A. Electricity
B. Cable
C. Water

12. How does Danny know Mrs. Morales?

A. She is his cousin
B. She is an old school teacher
C. She is his neighbor

13. Who does/ do not attend Danny’s funeral?

A. Mrs. Morales
B. Cornelia Ruiz
C. The friends

14. Why does Danny go to jail in the beginning of the story?

A. He beats up Mr. Torelli
B. He breaks windows
C. He tries to kiss a woman he meets in a bar

15. In what state is this story set?

A. California
B. Arizona
C. Texas

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