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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 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) "Dosey Do."
(d) "Chicken Reel."

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

3. Who drives the touring car as the Joads and Wilsons cross New Mexico in Chapter 16?
(a) Al.
(b) Pa.
(c) Tom.
(d) Ma.

4. Who is the chairman of the entertainment at the Weedpatch camp?
(a) Michael Stay.
(b) James Watkins.
(c) Willie Eaton.
(d) Jack Wilson.

5. What musical instrument does the narrator in Chapter 23 describe as rare and hard to learn?
(a) A banjo.
(b) A fiddle.
(c) A flute.
(d) A trumpet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tom describe his Uncle John?

2. What musical instrument does the narrator describe as being easy to carry in Chapter 23?

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

4. Who is the waitress that the narrator says "really smiles with all her might at truck drivers" in Chapter 15 (155)?

5. How long had Uncle John been married when his wife died?

(see the answer key)

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