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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the tenant farmer holding as he watches the tractor wreck his home in Chapter 5?
(a) A bayonette.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A rake.
(d) A rifle.

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

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) $47.
(c) $55.
(d) $76.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What symbolism is evoked by the turtle in Chapter 3?

2. Where does the truck driver describe a dance where someone was killed in Chapter 2?

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

4. What does Tom say his father strung up in a tree that he points out in the fields in Chapter 8?

5. How long did it take Uncle John to come out of his stupor after his wife died?

(see the answer key)

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