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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sin does Casy say he committed after his fervent prayer meetings in Chapter 4?
(a) He smoked cigarettes and drank whiskey.
(b) He overate.
(c) He felt wrath for his constituents.
(d) He had sex with girls in the grass.

2. What does the narrator describe as the only two punishments for breaking the unspoken laws within the migrant camps in Chapter 17?
(a) Enforced slavery or execution.
(b) A quick and murderous fight or ostracism.
(c) Community service or ostracism.
(d) Imprisonment or public execution.

3. What kind of preacher does Casy say he was in Chapter 4?
(a) A Snake Charmer.
(b) A Healer.
(c) An Anglican.
(d) A Burning Busher.

4. What does Grampa Joad die from in Chapter 13?
(a) A stroke.
(b) Suicide.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Gunshot wound.

5. Who does Tom describe having sex in a barn when he brought a heifer to mate with a bull in Chapter 8?
(a) Gerald Smith.
(b) Cane Rogers.
(c) Willy Feely.
(d) Jack Simpson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do the Joads and Wilsons stop to camp after crossing into California?

3. Who in the migrant camps generally are responsible for pitching the tents and bringing down the beds, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?

4. How far is it from Sallisaw to Gore?

5. What is the name of the dog that Tom recognizes among the others in Chapter 8?

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