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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 does Tom say is the first thing that kids do when they know a house is empty in Chapter 6?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Throw rocks at the windows.
(c) Come inside to steal things.
(d) Make up ghost stories.

2. How does the narrator describe the sun in Chapter 1?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Yello.
(d) Red.

3. What book does Tom say he mixes up with Scripture in Chapter 10?
(a) The Talmud.
(b) The Winning of Barbara Worth.
(c) The Little Prince.
(d) Dr. Miles' Almanac.

4. What does Tom find on the sink shelf in the kitchen when he enters his abandoned homestead in Chapter 6?
(a) A bottle of milk and a can of soup.
(b) A beer bottle opener and a broken fork.
(c) A fully placed dinner that has rotten.
(d) A soup pan and a can of beans.

5. From what narrative point of view is The Grapes of Wrath related?
(a) Third person.
(b) First person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) Seond person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop is growing across Tom's homestead when he arrives in Chapter 6?

2. How many acres does Tom Joad say his father owns in Chapter 2?

3. What setting is described as where the swallows nest that Tom visits before leaving for California in Chapter 10?

4. Who is the tractor driver's father in Chapter 5?

5. How much money does the tractor driver say he makes in a day in Chapter 5?

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