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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ruthie in Chapter 10?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

2. What do the tractors in the novel represent symbolically?
(a) The Industrial Age.
(b) The education system.
(c) The birth of innocence.
(d) The accomplishments of intelligence.

3. What did Uncle John's wife presumably die from?
(a) A brain aneurism.
(b) A fall.
(c) A burst appendix.
(d) Suicide.

4. 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) $35.
(b) $76.
(c) $47.
(d) $55.

5. Who is driving the car in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Al.
(b) Tom.
(c) Pa.
(d) Jim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in the back seat of the car wants a cup of water in Chapter 12?

2. What parts of a car does the narrator say "can rattle till Jesus comes again with no harm" in Chapter 12 (120)?

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

4. How long had Uncle John been married when his wife died?

5. From what narrative point of view is The Grapes of Wrath related?

(see the answer key)

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