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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 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) Money and security.
(b) Land and food.
(c) Success and adventure.
(d) Family and friends.

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

3. What does the narrator say that the owners followed by importing "slaves" in Chapter 19?
(a) France.
(b) Israel.
(c) Rome.
(d) Germany.

4. What does Ruthie describe in the picture she saw of the desert once in Chapter 18?
(a) Bones.
(b) Cacti.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Palm trees.

5. About how many tents and shacks are set up at the migrants' camp that the Joads go to after seeing the coroner in Chapter 20?
(a) 50.
(b) 20.
(c) 60.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were in the family that was picked up by a sedan that pulled their trailer to California, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?

2. Who is Rose of Sharon married to?

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

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

5. What did Tom use to kill the man that pulled a knife on him in a bar fight?

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