View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the driver of the truck do as it approaches the turtle on the highway in Chapter 3?
(a) It stops and backs over the turtle.
(b) It stops and honks.
(c) It swerves to hit it.
(d) It swerves to avoid it.

2. Who is the waitress that the narrator says "really smiles with all her might at truck drivers" in Chapter 15 (155)?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Jane.
(c) Marie.
(d) Mae.

3. Who were the only people in California that were happy about the Okies pouring in, according to the narrator in Chapter 21?
(a) The gold panners.
(b) The hotel owners.
(c) The farm owners.
(d) The shop owners.

4. What is printed on the side of the red truck outside the roadside restaurant in Chapter 2?
(a) Mississippi Transport Company.
(b) Oklahoma Sanitation Department.
(c) Omaha Transport Company.
(d) Oklahoma City Transport Company.

5. Why does Tom take the turtle with him in Chapter 4?
(a) To give it to his little sister.
(b) To keep it in an aquarium.
(c) To set it free at his father's pond.
(d) To give it to his little brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the border guard ask if the Joads have when they get to the high country of Arizona?

2. By what name are the Okies' encampments called?

3. Who tells the waitress to give the passing migrants a loaf of bread in Chapter 15?

4. How old is Ruthie in Chapter 10?

5. What does the guard of the Weedpatch camp say that the Central Committee voted regarding preachers in the camp?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 280 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample