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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The stranger and his son that meets the Joads in the river in Chapter 18 tells them, "Well, Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now it means you're" what (205)?
(a) "A thieving jackass bandit."
(b) "A nobody."
(c) "A dirty son-of-a-bitch."
(d) "A worse plight to humanity than roaches."

2. Who is the waitress that the narrator says "really smiles with all her might at truck drivers" in Chapter 15 (155)?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Marie.
(c) Mae.
(d) Jane.

3. What is Ivy Wilson's wife's name?
(a) Opal.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Sairy.
(d) Mona.

4. What does Tom say his father strung up in a tree that he points out in the fields in Chapter 8?
(a) A gopher.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A coyote.
(d) A snake.

5. On what day of the week is the dance held at the Weedpatch camp in Chapter 24?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Saturday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What apparently causes the rattling pound in the touring car in Chapter 16?

2. What did Tom use to kill the man that pulled a knife on him in a bar fight?

3. Who is driving the car in the beginning of Chapter 13?

4. What disease that caues inflammation of the spine is described in Chapter 21?

5. Who offers Tom some Durham tobacco for a smoke at the meeting of the men at the camp in Chapter 26?

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