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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tom Joad first encounter Jim Casy in Chapter 4?
(a) At the movie theater.
(b) At the post office.
(c) Under a willow tree.
(d) In a cemetary.

2. Who does Tom say visited at McAlester last Christmas with cornet music in Chapter 10?
(a) The Salvation Army.
(b) The Lutheran Church.
(c) The Girl Scouts of America.
(d) The Red Cross.

3. What town does one reach after crossing the desert when entering California by Highway 66, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?
(a) Barstow.
(b) Lassen.
(c) Tulare.
(d) Barney.

4. What setting is described as where the swallows nest that Tom visits before leaving for California in Chapter 10?
(a) The shed.
(b) The willow tree.
(c) The red bank.
(d) The roof.

5. How does the narrator describe the sun in Chapter 1?
(a) Red.
(b) Gray.
(c) Yello.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tom describe having sex in a barn when he brought a heifer to mate with a bull in Chapter 8?

2. What is the name of the dog that Tom recognizes among the others in Chapter 8?

3. What does Tom Joad offer the truck driver a "snort" of in Chapter 2 (14)?

4. During what historical era does The Grapes of Wrath take place?

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

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