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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long ago does Grampa say it was that his brother went out West to California in Chapter 10?
(a) 10 years ago.
(b) 40 years ago.
(c) 20 years ago.
(d) 15 years ago.

3. Approximately when did the Dust Bowl occur?
(a) 1934-1940.
(b) 1919-1925.
(c) 1939-1944.
(d) 1930-1932.

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

5. How much does the owner of the used car lot tell Jim to sell the Chevy for with the bad rear end in Chapter 7?
(a) $76.
(b) $35.
(c) $47.
(d) $55.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the willow tree hang over at the Joad homestead?

2. What kind of preacher does Casy say he was in Chapter 4?

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

4. 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)?

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

(see the answer key)

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