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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the tractor driver's father in Chapter 5?
(a) Gerald Ross.
(b) James Rogers.
(c) John Wilkins.
(d) Joe Davis.

2. What does Tom find on the sink shelf in the kitchen when he enters his abandoned homestead in Chapter 6?
(a) A soup pan and a can of beans.
(b) A bottle of milk and a can of soup.
(c) A fully placed dinner that has rotten.
(d) A beer bottle opener and a broken fork.

3. What newspaper does Tom see curling in the corner of the kitchen in Chapter 6?
(a) The Philadelphia Ledger.
(b) The Phoenix Tribune.
(c) The Times Picayune.
(d) The New York Times.

4. Approximately when did the Dust Bowl occur?
(a) 1930-1932.
(b) 1934-1940.
(c) 1919-1925.
(d) 1939-1944.

5. Who was the mother of the baby that was eaten by a pig next to the Joads'?
(a) Dolly Parkins.
(b) Anna Winter.
(c) Milly Jacobs.
(d) Molly Rogers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the tractor driver say he makes in a day in Chapter 5?

2. What does Tom Joad offer the truck driver a "snort" of in Chapter 2 (14)?

3. During what historical era does The Grapes of Wrath take place?

4. What sin does Casy say he committed after his fervent prayer meetings in Chapter 4?

5. How does the narrator describe the sun in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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