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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who in the back seat of the car wants a cup of water in Chapter 12?
(a) Mark.
(b) Jack.
(c) Danny.
(d) Mikey.

2. The narrator states in Chapter 11, "... the machine man, driving a dead tractor on land he does not know and love, understands only" what (117)?
(a) "Commerce."
(b) "Chemistry."
(c) "Capital."
(d) "Dirt."

3. What does Tom say is the first thing that kids do when they know a house is empty in Chapter 6?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Throw rocks at the windows.
(c) Make up ghost stories.
(d) Come inside to steal things.

4. For how long has Tom Joad been in prison when he is released?
(a) Four years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Two years.

5. Highway 66 is described as what in the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) The road to the forgotten land.
(b) The main migrant road.
(c) The Trail of Tears.
(d) The road to Shangri La.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom Joad first encounter Jim Casy in Chapter 4?

2. Who is the tractor driver's father in Chapter 5?

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

4. Who does Tom say visited at McAlester last Christmas with cornet music in Chapter 10?

5. What did Tom use to kill the man that pulled a knife on him in a bar fight?

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