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1
The second document by Peter J. Blodgett is:
a script from a documentary film
an advertisement for cars
a magazine article
a newspaper article
2
According to the article, having a car also meant:
Cars were a sign of wealth
Roadtrips were only popular for young or poor people
Vacations were only for rich people
Everyone, rich or poor, could travel
3
According to the article, having a car meant:
Plane travel was inaccessable
You could commute to work easier
People with cars could take vacations
You could explore the country
4
When did the road trip begin to be an American leisure activity?
in the 1950's
in the 1910's
in the 1930's
in the 1920's
5
What route did the Joads take?
the Oregon Trail
The Pacific Coast Highway
Route 66
Route 99
6
Choose the synonym for poor
penniless
wreck
wounded
stern
7
John Steinbeck is
a famous British novelist
a famous American novelist
a playwright
a journalist
8
To sum up the article, we could say that:
Expensive, unreliable cars threaten the American way of life.
People left cities in favor of the countryside.
Plane and train travel are obsolete in the US.
Affordable, reliable cars democratized travel in the US.
9
What is
secheresse
in English?
dust storm
draught
truculent
drought
10
The gas station owner changes his opinion of Al.
True
False
11
Choose the correct definition for truculent
poor
kind and welcoming
stern
aggressive
12
Choose the best response for how Steinbeck described the scene on the road in the second extract (Chapter 17).
The impersonbal questions give a journalistic approach.
It creates a tone of hopelessness.
The impersonbal tone gives a dramatic effect.
His lexical field is hopefulness.
13
How is the first Steinbeck extract different from the second?
The first is more personal about the family and the second more detached
The first part focuses on the family and the second on the exodus
The first is more novelistic and the second is more journalistic
The first part focuses on the exodus and the second on the family
14
Why does the gas station owner's attitude change?
He knows the family is penniless
They invite him on a road trip.
He knows that they have money to pay for gas.
He knows they are going to steal
15
The document "Escaping the Dust Bowl" is
a dialogue
a magazine article
an excerpt from a novel
an excerpt from a short story
16
The Dust Bowl occured during the
1920's
1930's
1990's
1940's
17
Why is the gas station owner suspicious of the family?
He thinks they are going to mess up the bathrooms.
He thinks that they are going to rob his store.
He thinks they don't have money to pay for gas.
He thinks they don't have respect for gas station employees.
18
The document "How Americans fell in love with taking roadtrips" is
a newspaper article
an excerpt from a novel
a magazine article
a research article
19
What two factors led to road trips becoming an American leisure activity?
expensive and poorly made cars
cars weren't part of recreation in the US
cars were more affordable
cheaper and more reliable cars
20
Choose the word that corresponds with the definition: a series of dust storms caused by drought in the southern plains.
Dust Bowl
Dust Buster
Dust Bowel
Dust Zone
21
Dorothea Lange was a
famous photography
famous photographer
famous journalist
famous photograph
22
Choose the consequence of the Dust Bowl
Mass migration towards California
Mass migration towards the west coast of the US
Mass migration towards Oklahoma
Everyone died of starvation
