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The Grapes of Wrath Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is driving the car in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Tom.
(b) Jim.
(c) Al.
(d) Pa.

2. What is the pretty town that is described on the border of California in Chapter 12?
(a) Wilkins.
(b) Needles.
(c) Fremont.
(d) Jackson.

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

4. What happens when the red ant attacks the turtle in Chapter 3?
(a) The turtle crawls into the stream.
(b) The turtle runs into a car.
(c) The turtle squashes it with its shell.
(d) The turtle is killed by the ant's venom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Winfield and Ruthie bring back to the car at the gas station in Chapter 13?

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

3. What is referred to as "the monster" in Chapter 5 (36)?

4. What does the driver of the truck do as it approaches the turtle on the highway in Chapter 3?

5. What does Tom describe Uncle John leaving on his pillow when he was a kid in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What hopes and aspirations do the Joad family members have for California before they set out?

2. What information does Tom reveal about Uncle John in Chapter 8?

3. Why do the Joads and Wilsons decide to travel together?

4. Who are Tom's siblings and how old are they?

5. Whom do Jim and Tom encounter at the Joad homestead in Chapter 6? How is this character described?

6. Where does Tom encounter Jim Casy? What is Casy doing when he encounters Tom?

7. How does the narrator describe the exchange between the migrant and the tire-seller in Chapter 12?

8. What does the narrator describe the tenant farmers doing with their belongings in Chapter 9?

9. What happens to the Joads' dog at the gas station in Chapter 13?

10. What symbolism is evoked by the tractors in Chapter 11?

(see the answer keys)

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