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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tom use to kill the man that pulled a knife on him in a bar fight?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A flip-blade.

2. What is the name of the used car salesman that is addressed by the boss in Chapter 7?
(a) Mark.
(b) Jack.
(c) Jim.
(d) Pete.

3. Where does the truck driver describe a dance where someone was killed in Chapter 2?
(a) Sycamore.
(b) Sewannee.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Shawnee.

4. What newspaper does Tom see curling in the corner of the kitchen in Chapter 6?
(a) The Times Picayune.
(b) The Phoenix Tribune.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Philadelphia Ledger.

5. How are Tom Joad's clothes described in Chapter 2?
(a) Covered in mud.
(b) Cheap and new.
(c) Old and ragged.
(d) Expensive and new.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What book does Ma say Tom's Pa's pa confused with Scripture in Chapter 10?

3. How long does Tom say he has been away from home in Chapter 4?

4. What does Tom describe Uncle John leaving on his pillow when he was a kid in Chapter 8?

5. Where does Tom Joad first encounter Jim Casy in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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