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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does the tractor driver say he makes in a day in Chapter 5?
(a) $5.
(b) $1.
(c) $2.
(d) $3.

2. How much money does it cost the Joads to stay at the Weedpatch camp weekly?
(a) $1.
(b) $5.
(c) $3.
(d) $4.

3. Who does Tom inform that he is leaving to try to get a job on the Joads' first morning at the Weedpatch camp?
(a) Ma.
(b) Pa.
(c) Rose of Sharon.
(d) Ruthie.

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

5. What happens when the red ant attacks the turtle in Chapter 3?
(a) The turtle squashes it with its shell.
(b) The turtle crawls into the stream.
(c) The turtle runs into a car.
(d) The turtle is killed by the ant's venom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tom suggest stay behind with him to repair the car while the others go on west in Chapter 16?

2. What happens with the Joads' car after they pass Bakersfield heading north in Chapter 26?

3. During what historical era does The Grapes of Wrath take place?

4. What parts of a car does the narrator say "can rattle till Jesus comes again with no harm" in Chapter 12 (120)?

5. What is Jule Vitela's heritage described as in Chapter 24?

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