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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Cane Rogers.
(c) Gerald Smith.
(d) Willy Feely.

3. The narrator states in Chapter 11, "... the machine man, driving a dead tractor on land he does not know and love, understands only" what (117)?
(a) "Commerce."
(b) "Dirt."
(c) "Chemistry."
(d) "Capital."

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

5. What did Tom use to kill the man that pulled a knife on him in a bar fight?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A flip-blade.
(d) A hammer.

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

7. How much does Tom say his liquor cost when he offers some to Casy in Chapter 4?
(a) $1.
(b) $2.
(c) $4.
(d) $3.

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

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

10. Who in the back seat of the car wants a cup of water in Chapter 12?
(a) Danny.
(b) Jack.
(c) Mark.
(d) Mikey.

11. What parts of a car does the narrator say "can rattle till Jesus comes again with no harm" in Chapter 12 (120)?
(a) Rims.
(b) Tappets.
(c) Con-rods.
(d) Radiators.

12. What does the used car lot owner wish he had a thousand of in Chapter 7?
(a) Model-T's.
(b) Cadillacs.
(c) Jalopies.
(d) Model-A's.

13. How are Tom Joad's clothes described in Chapter 2?
(a) Covered in mud.
(b) Old and ragged.
(c) Cheap and new.
(d) Expensive and new.

14. What does the 40-year-old woman do as she approaches the turtle on the highway in Chapter 3?
(a) She swerves to hit it.
(b) She stops her car and takes the turtle.
(c) She swerves to avoid it.
(d) She stops and honks.

15. 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) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Assonance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of whom does Tom say in Chapter 8, "He's gettin' screwy like a gopher, livin' like he does" (69)?

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

4. What book does the author reference in Chapter 9?

5. What happens when the red ant attacks the turtle in Chapter 3?

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