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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 much does Tom say his liquor cost when he offers some to Casy in Chapter 4?
(a) $1.
(b) $4.
(c) $3.
(d) $2.

2. Where is Ivy Wilson traveling West from?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Kansas.

3. What symbolism is evoked by the turtle in Chapter 3?
(a) The turtle represents the desire for revenge.
(b) The turtle represents the struggle to persist.
(c) The turtle represents corporate greed.
(d) The turtle represents rebellion against the norm.

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

5. What does the driver of the truck do as it approaches the turtle on the highway in Chapter 3?
(a) It stops and honks.
(b) It stops and backs over the turtle.
(c) It swerves to avoid it.
(d) It swerves to hit it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town does one reach after crossing the desert when entering California by Highway 66, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?

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

3. How far is it from Sallisaw to Gore?

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

5. Of whom does Tom say in Chapter 8, "He's gettin' screwy like a gopher, livin' like he does" (69)?

(see the answer key)

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