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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What parts of a car does the narrator say "can rattle till Jesus comes again with no harm" in Chapter 12 (120)?
(a) Tappets.
(b) Rims.
(c) Con-rods.
(d) Radiators.

2. What book does Tom say he mixes up with Scripture in Chapter 10?
(a) The Little Prince.
(b) The Winning of Barbara Worth.
(c) The Talmud.
(d) Dr. Miles' Almanac.

3. Who does Tom describe having sex in a barn when he brought a heifer to mate with a bull in Chapter 8?
(a) Willy Feely.
(b) Gerald Smith.
(c) Cane Rogers.
(d) Jack Simpson.

4. What does the used car lot owner wish he had a thousand of in Chapter 7?
(a) Model-A's.
(b) Cadillacs.
(c) Model-T's.
(d) Jalopies.

5. What newspaper does Tom see curling in the corner of the kitchen in Chapter 6?
(a) The Philadelphia Ledger.
(b) The Times Picayune.
(c) The Phoenix Tribune.
(d) The New York Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose pigtails does Tom say he was pulling on the day he was baptized in Chapter 4?

2. What setting is described as where the swallows nest that Tom visits before leaving for California in Chapter 10?

3. How long does Tom estimate it will take the Joads to reach their destination in Chapter 10?

4. What crop is growing across Tom's homestead when he arrives in Chapter 6?

5. What two locations does the narrator describe Highway 66 connecting in Chapter 12?

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