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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are Tom Joad's clothes described in Chapter 2?

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

4. What is Ivy Wilson's wife's name?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the spirit of man in Chapter 14?

2. How does the narrator describe the vacant farmsteads in Chapter 11?

3. What were the causes of the Dust Bowl in America?

4. What is the purpose of the author's focus on the turtle in Chapter 3?

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

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

7. Describe the setting of Oklahoma as introduced in Chapter 1. What are the circumstances of the inhabitants here?

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

9. How does Grampa die? Where does he die?

10. How are the circumstances of the landowners described in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Highway 66. How many migrants traveled this road during the Great Depression to reach California? Why? How does the highway change as a result of the migrants?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Al Joad. How old is Al? What are Al's main objectives in the novel? Whom does Al marry and how does his character change in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Jim Casy in the novel. Why did Casy stop preaching? Where does he first encounter Tom? Why does Casy go west along with the Joads?

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