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

2. What does the 40-year-old woman do as she approaches the turtle on the highway in Chapter 3?
(a) She stops her car and takes the turtle.
(b) She swerves to hit it.
(c) She swerves to avoid it.
(d) She stops and honks.

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

4. What do the tractors in the novel represent symbolically?
(a) The Industrial Age.
(b) The birth of innocence.
(c) The education system.
(d) The accomplishments of intelligence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many acres does Tom Joad say his father owns in Chapter 2?

2. What does Tom find on the sink shelf in the kitchen when he enters his abandoned homestead in Chapter 6?

3. How much money does the tractor driver say he makes in a day in Chapter 5?

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

5. What is referred to as "the monster" in Chapter 5 (36)?

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