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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the tenant at the Weedpatch camp that supposedly invited the three strangers to the dance in Chapter 24?
(a) Roderick.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Smith.
(d) James.

2. On what day of the week is the dance held at the Weedpatch camp in Chapter 24?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

3. What does the father buy for his sons for a penny at the diner in Chapter 15?
(a) A pork chop.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) Chewing gum.
(d) Candy canes.

4. Who does Tom suggest stay behind with him to repair the car while the others go on west in Chapter 16?
(a) Pa.
(b) Ma.
(c) Jim.
(d) Grampa.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 16, the narrator says of the Joads and Wilsons, "Two days the families were in flight, but on the third the land was too huge for them and they settled into a new technique of living; the highways became their home and movement their medium of" what (164)?

3. What does Rose of Sharon say Connie wants to study by correspondence in Chapter 16?

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

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

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