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1. Steinbeck decides that he must travel around America if he wants to be a good
American writer. What life experience might he have had that would give him this
perspective?
2. Identify at least two instances where Steinbeck uses figurative language in his
account. Describe the effect the figurative language has.
3. Based on the excerpt you read, do you think Steinbeck's purpose was more to
inform or to entertain? Use details to support your answer.
4. You've read only part of the first section of Steinbeck's account, but based on what
you've read, what message do you think he is setting up to communicate to his
reader? Why do you think this?
5. Describe one inference you were able to make from explicit or implicit details in
the text. Does the inference contribute to your expectations about what will happen
later in the book?