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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who among the migrants take on the duties of cooking dinner, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?
(a) The women.
(b) The men.
(c) The elders.
(d) The children.

2. What happens when the red ant attacks the turtle in Chapter 3?
(a) The turtle squashes it with its shell.
(b) The turtle crawls into the stream.
(c) The turtle runs into a car.
(d) The turtle is killed by the ant's venom.

3. How many acres does Tom Joad say his father owns in Chapter 2?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 40.

4. Who is the waitress that the narrator says "really smiles with all her might at truck drivers" in Chapter 15 (155)?
(a) Mae.
(b) Marie.
(c) Jane.
(d) Sarah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are crops like lettuce, cauliflower, artichokes, and potatoes referred to as in Chapter 19?

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

3. What does the narrator say that the owners followed by importing "slaves" in Chapter 19?

4. What does the truck driver say he is hoping to study through correspondence school in Chapter 2?

5. How old is the son that is described as killing a deputy with a .22 rifle in Lawrenceville in Chapter 19?

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