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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

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) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Literary allusion.
(d) Simile.

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

3. Who is the tractor driver's father in Chapter 5?
(a) John Wilkins.
(b) Joe Davis.
(c) Gerald Ross.
(d) James Rogers.

4. How many acres does Tom Joad say his father owns in Chapter 2?
(a) 10.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

5. What crop is growing across Tom's homestead when he arrives in Chapter 6?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Grapes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Tom say is the first thing that kids do when they know a house is empty in Chapter 6?

4. What does the truck driver say he is hoping to study through correspondence school in Chapter 2?

5. How long does Tom say he has been away from home in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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