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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What symbolism is evoked by the turtle in Chapter 3?
(a) The turtle represents corporate greed.
(b) The turtle represents rebellion against the norm.
(c) The turtle represents the struggle to persist.
(d) The turtle represents the desire for revenge.

3. What does the truck driver say he is hoping to study through correspondence school in Chapter 2?
(a) Banking management.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Radios.
(d) Mechanical engineering.

4. What sin does Casy say he committed after his fervent prayer meetings in Chapter 4?
(a) He overate.
(b) He smoked cigarettes and drank whiskey.
(c) He felt wrath for his constituents.
(d) He had sex with girls in the grass.

5. Who does Tom inform that he is leaving to try to get a job on the Joads' first morning at the Weedpatch camp?
(a) Rose of Sharon.
(b) Ma.
(c) Ruthie.
(d) Pa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two locations does the narrator describe Highway 66 connecting in Chapter 12?

2. What does the narrator describe as the only two punishments for breaking the unspoken laws within the migrant camps in Chapter 17?

3. What does Grampa Joad die from in Chapter 13?

4. What does Tom have for breakfast with fellow campers at the Weedpatch camp on his first morning there?

5. What is the pretty town that is described on the border of California in Chapter 12?

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