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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of animal does Casy describe as clinging with its jaws until one pries its head apart with a screwdriver in Chapter 13?
(a) Gila monster.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Fox.

2. For how long has Tom Joad been in prison when he is released?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Five years.

3. What does Tom say is the first thing that kids do when they know a house is empty in Chapter 6?
(a) Come inside to steal things.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Throw rocks at the windows.
(d) Make up ghost stories.

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

5. When the narrator describes a tractor in Chapter 11, he states, "The heat goes out of it like the living heat that leaves a corpse" (117). What literary device is employed in this sentence?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes Highway 66 as "the mother road, the road of" what, in Chapter 12 (119)?

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

3. How many acres does Tom Joad say his father owns in Chapter 2?

4. How much does Tom say his liquor cost when he offers some to Casy in Chapter 4?

5. How long had Uncle John been married when his wife died?

(see the answer key)

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