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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 happens when the red ant attacks the turtle in Chapter 3?
(a) The turtle is killed by the ant's venom.
(b) The turtle squashes it with its shell.
(c) The turtle runs into a car.
(d) The turtle crawls into the stream.

2. Where do the Joads stop at a bridge and the guard washes off the windshield sticker in Arizona in Chapter 18?
(a) The Arkansas River.
(b) The Merced River.
(c) The Colorado River.
(d) The Sacramento River.

3. What does Mrs. Wilson give Tom a paper from to write a note regarding Grampa's death when they bury him?
(a) A notepad.
(b) Her Bible.
(c) Her diary.
(d) A novel.

4. Where is Ivy Wilson traveling West from?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Missouri.

5. What does the willow tree hang over at the Joad homestead?
(a) The shed.
(b) The pig pen.
(c) The corn field.
(d) The rose garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Tom say he mixes up with Scripture in Chapter 10?

2. What setting is described as "the top of it all" in Arizona in Chapter 18 (201)?

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

4. How far does Ma say it is to where they're going in Chapter 10?

5. What does Ruthie describe in the picture she saw of the desert once in Chapter 18?

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