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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 did Tom use to kill the man that pulled a knife on him in a bar fight?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A flip-blade.
(d) A pistol.

2. Approximately when did the Dust Bowl occur?
(a) 1919-1925.
(b) 1939-1944.
(c) 1934-1940.
(d) 1930-1932.

3. From what narrative point of view is The Grapes of Wrath related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Seond person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person.

4. 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 swerves to avoid it.
(c) It stops and honks.
(d) It swerves to hit it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the sun in Chapter 1?

2. What happens when the red ant attacks the turtle in Chapter 3?

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

4. Why does Tom take the turtle with him in Chapter 4?

5. What is printed on the side of the red truck outside the roadside restaurant in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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