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100

What type of alcohol does Fat Carl serve?

Whiskey

100

What secret does Alex want to keep hidden?

That Amy had  a relationship with a Chinese worker

100

What literary elements can be found?

Imagery, personification, foreshadowing

200

What is the name of Loma's bar?

Buffalo Bar

200

What job did Mr. Hawkins have?

Congressman

200

What does Steinbeck use as symbolism?

Comparing Johnny to an animal

300

What is the narrator's job?

Digging a ditch through a swamp

300

What does the word Loma mean?

On a low round hill that rises like an island

300

What does the character of Johnny Bear symbolize?

Innocence, blackmailing, lack of mental health services, manipulation, small town culture

400

What is Johnny Bear's unique talent and why does he use it?

Voice mimicry to get whiskey

400

When was the short story published?

1938

400

How can you avoid getting spied on by Johnny Bear?

Bring a dog with you

500

Who does Alex get into a fight with?

Johnny Bear

500

What kind of weather does Loma usually get?

Fog/rain

500

Where does the narrator live?

A bunkhouse