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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 did Aunt Sadie get the china dog that is described in Chapter 9?
(a) The Illinois State Fair.
(b) The St. Louis Fair.
(c) Coney Island.
(d) New York City.

2. Whose pigtails does Tom say he was pulling on the day he was baptized in Chapter 4?
(a) Mary Smart's.
(b) Susy Little's.
(c) Mae Rogers'.
(d) Annie Wilson's.

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

4. What does the 40-year-old woman do as she approaches the turtle on the highway in Chapter 3?
(a) She swerves to hit it.
(b) She stops her car and takes the turtle.
(c) She stops and honks.
(d) She swerves to avoid it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the red ant attacks the turtle in Chapter 3?

2. The stranger and his son that meets the Joads in the river in Chapter 18 tells them, "Well, Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now it means you're" what (205)?

3. What kind of preacher does Casy say he was in Chapter 4?

4. What does Mrs. Wilson give Tom a paper from to write a note regarding Grampa's death when they bury him?

5. What did Uncle John's wife presumably die from?

(see the answer key)

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