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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did California once belong, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?
(a) Italians.
(b) Mexicans.
(c) The French.
(d) Canadians.

2. The narrator states in Chapter 19, "And while the Californians wanted many things, accumulation, social success, amusement, luxury, and a curious banking security, the new barbarians wanted only two things..." (233). What were the two things that the Okies wanted?
(a) Family and friends.
(b) Land and food.
(c) Money and security.
(d) Success and adventure.

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

4. How much money does the tractor driver say he makes in a day in Chapter 5?
(a) $5.
(b) $2.
(c) $1.
(d) $3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the dog that Tom recognizes among the others in Chapter 8?

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

3. What did Uncle John's wife presumably die from?

4. How does the narrator describe the sun in Chapter 1?

5. What apparently causes the rattling pound in the touring car in Chapter 16?

(see the answer key)

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