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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator in Chapter 19 says that "represssion works only to" do what (238)?
(a) "Bring forth common enemies."
(b) "Strengthen and knit the oppressed."
(c) "Atone for the past."
(d) "Bring forth structure and the word of God."

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

3. What does the father buy for his sons for a penny at the diner in Chapter 15?
(a) A pork chop.
(b) Candy canes.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) Chewing gum.

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

5. What does Tom say is the first thing that kids do when they know a house is empty in Chapter 6?
(a) Make up ghost stories.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Come inside to steal things.
(d) Throw rocks at the windows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the driver of the truck do as it approaches the turtle on the highway in Chapter 3?

2. What does the border guard ask if the Joads have when they get to the high country of Arizona?

3. What two locations does the narrator describe Highway 66 connecting in Chapter 12?

4. Who in the migrant camps were generally responsible for fetching firewood and water, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?

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

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