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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary device is used in the following sentence from Chapter 2? "His hands were hard, with broad fingers and nails as thick and ridged as little clam shells" (9).
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Literary allusion.
(c) Simile.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

2. Where does the man at the migrant camp say he and his wife are going up north while he works on his car in Chapter 20?
(a) Redding.
(b) Montague.
(c) Eureka.
(d) Salinas.

3. Where does the man on the highway tell the Joads to go work picking peaches in Chapter 26?
(a) Rogers Ranch.
(b) Hooper ranch.
(c) Rossfield Ranch.
(d) Double R Ranch.

4. Of whom does Tom say in Chapter 8, "He's gettin' screwy like a gopher, livin' like he does" (69)?
(a) Muley.
(b) Roger.
(c) Pete.
(d) Jackson.

5. What does the father buy for his sons for a penny at the diner in Chapter 15?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) Chewing gum.
(c) Candy canes.
(d) A pork chop.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are described as "great men" in the fruit orchards of California in Chapter 25 (346)?

3. What is the name of the used car salesman that is addressed by the boss in Chapter 7?

4. For how long does Timothy Wallace say he and his son have been in California in Chapter 22?

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

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