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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ruthie in Chapter 10?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

2. How does Tom describe his Uncle John?
(a) Loving.
(b) Rich.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Crazy.

3. How long did it take Uncle John to come out of his stupor after his wife died?
(a) Two years.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Six years.
(d) Two months.

4. How much does the owner of the used car lot tell Jim to sell the Chevy for with the bad rear end in Chapter 7?
(a) $35.
(b) $55.
(c) $76.
(d) $47.

5. Who does Tom say visited at McAlester last Christmas with cornet music in Chapter 10?
(a) The Girl Scouts of America.
(b) The Salvation Army.
(c) The Lutheran Church.
(d) The Red Cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the tractors in the novel represent symbolically?

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

3. What does the sticker on the windshield of the truck say in Chapter 2?

4. Who does Tom describe having sex in a barn when he brought a heifer to mate with a bull in Chapter 8?

5. How long ago does Grampa say it was that his brother went out West to California in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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