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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tom describe his Uncle John?
(a) Loving.
(b) Gregarious.
(c) Rich.
(d) Crazy.

2. What is referred to as "the monster" in Chapter 5 (36)?
(a) The government.
(b) The tenant farmers.
(c) The bank.
(d) Religion.

3. Of whom does Tom say in Chapter 8, "He's gettin' screwy like a gopher, livin' like he does" (69)?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Roger.
(c) Muley.
(d) Pete.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the tire salesmen say the police come from to turn away the migrants in Chapter 12?

2. Who was the mother of the baby that was eaten by a pig next to the Joads'?

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

4. The narrator describes Highway 66 as "the mother road, the road of" what, in Chapter 12 (119)?

5. What sin does Casy say he committed after his fervent prayer meetings in Chapter 4?

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