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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of whom does Tom say in Chapter 8, "He's gettin' screwy like a gopher, livin' like he does" (69)?
(a) Pete.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Roger.
(d) Muley.

2. What apparently causes the rattling pound in the touring car in Chapter 16?
(a) Radiator.
(b) Broken rims.
(c) Con-rod bearing.
(d) Loose gasket.

3. What is the name of the used car salesman that is addressed by the boss in Chapter 7?
(a) Jim.
(b) Jack.
(c) Pete.
(d) Mark.

4. What does the father buy for his sons for a penny at the diner in Chapter 15?
(a) A pork chop.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) Candy canes.
(d) Chewing gum.

5. In Chapter 16, the narrator says of the Joads and Wilsons, "Two days the families were in flight, but on the third the land was too huge for them and they settled into a new technique of living; the highways became their home and movement their medium of" what (164)?
(a) "Observance."
(b) "Solitude."
(c) "Prayer."
(d) "Expression."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drives the touring car as the Joads and Wilsons cross New Mexico in Chapter 16?

2. What does Timothy Wallace define a vagrant as in Chapter 24 (334)?

3. What song is played for the migrants to square dance to at the dance in Chapter 24?

4. What does Tom describe Uncle John leaving on his pillow when he was a kid in Chapter 8?

5. Who does Tom suggest stay behind with him to repair the car while the others go on west in Chapter 16?

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