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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Joads and Wilsons stop to camp after crossing into California?
(a) Needles.
(b) Burney.
(c) Monmouth.
(d) Lassen.

2. What setting is described as where the swallows nest that Tom visits before leaving for California in Chapter 10?
(a) The red bank.
(b) The shed.
(c) The willow tree.
(d) The roof.

3. What book does the author reference in Chapter 9?
(a) The Great Gatsby.
(b) Pilgrim's Progress.
(c) Tomorrow's Road.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

4. How long does Tom say he has been away from home in Chapter 4?
(a) Eight years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six years.

5. What does the border guard ask if the Joads have when they get to the high country of Arizona?
(a) Any plants.
(b) Any water.
(c) Any children.
(d) Any food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Aunt Sadie get the china dog that is described in Chapter 9?

2. Who is Rose of Sharon married to?

3. What does Tom say his father strung up in a tree that he points out in the fields in Chapter 8?

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

5. Where is Ivy Wilson traveling West from?

(see the answer key)

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