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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the son that is described as killing a deputy with a .22 rifle in Lawrenceville in Chapter 19?
(a) 16.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

2. How far are the Joads and Wilsons from Albuquerque when the touring car breaks down in Chapter 16?
(a) 200 miles.
(b) 75 miles.
(c) 40 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

3. Where does one of the tenants at Weedpatch describe the employees from the rubber companies going unionized in Chapter 24?
(a) New York.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Akron.
(d) Detroit.

4. Who are described as "great men" in the fruit orchards of California in Chapter 25 (346)?
(a) Owners.
(b) Pickers.
(c) Waterers.
(d) Grafters.

5. How much money does the man offer for picking cotton that Ma encounters on her way back to the camp after seeing Tom in Chapter 28?
(a) 90 cents.
(b) 2 dollars.
(c) 40 cents.
(d) 65 cents.

6. What does Ma make to celebrate Al's engagement in Chapter 28?
(a) Peach cobbler.
(b) Waffles.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Pancakes.

7. Where do the Joads go to buy a new tin stove and overalls in Chapter 28?
(a) Barstow.
(b) Tulare.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Montague.

8. How much money does Pa say they have left once the Joads reach California and camp for the day in Chapter 18?
(a) $50.
(b) $30.
(c) $30.
(d) $40.

9. Who in the migrant camps were generally responsible for fetching firewood and water, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?
(a) The men.
(b) The elders.
(c) The women.
(d) The children.

10. What did Ruthie do when she got into a fight with a big girl at the cotton camp in Chapter 28?
(a) She called the police.
(b) She told her that Tom killed two men and was hiding.
(c) She told her that her mother was a witch.
(d) She punched her and knocked her out.

11. How much money does it cost the Joads to stay at the Weedpatch camp weekly?
(a) $5.
(b) $3.
(c) $1.
(d) $4.

12. Who offers Tom some Durham tobacco for a smoke at the meeting of the men at the camp in Chapter 26?
(a) Jim.
(b) Roger.
(c) Jack.
(d) Jule.

13. How much does Tom say Pa paid to get a painted piece of board stuck up over Granma in Chapter 20?
(a) $4.
(b) $5.
(c) $10.
(d) $25.

14. What song is played for the migrants to square dance to at the dance in Chapter 24?
(a) "Grab and Dance."
(b) "Mountain Banjo Song."
(c) "Chicken Reel."
(d) "Dosey Do."

15. What does Ma take Tom for dinner at his hideout by the willow trees in Chapter 28?
(a) Chicken and dumplings.
(b) Pork chops and potatoes.
(c) Chicken pot pies.
(d) Steak and potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Timothy Wallace define a vagrant as in Chapter 24 (334)?

2. What is Jule Vitela's heritage described as in Chapter 24?

3. Who is the chairman of the entertainment at the Weedpatch camp?

4. Whose music does Bill the truck driver's friend play on the phonograph in Chapter 15?

5. Who were the only people in California that were happy about the Okies pouring in, according to the narrator in Chapter 21?

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