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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is referred to as "the monster" in Chapter 5 (36)?
(a) Religion.
(b) The bank.
(c) The tenant farmers.
(d) The government.

2. How long did it take Uncle John to come out of his stupor after his wife died?
(a) Six years.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two weeks.

3. Who does Tom describe having sex in a barn when he brought a heifer to mate with a bull in Chapter 8?
(a) Jack Simpson.
(b) Gerald Smith.
(c) Cane Rogers.
(d) Willy Feely.

4. Where does Tom Joad first encounter Jim Casy in Chapter 4?
(a) At the post office.
(b) In a cemetary.
(c) Under a willow tree.
(d) At the movie theater.

5. 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 coyote.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose pigtails does Tom say he was pulling on the day he was baptized in Chapter 4?

2. How are Tom Joad's clothes described in Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of the used car salesman that is addressed by the boss in Chapter 7?

4. Who is the tractor driver's father in Chapter 5?

5. Approximately when did the Dust Bowl occur?

(see the answer key)

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