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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Timothy Wallace define a vagrant as in Chapter 24 (334)?
(a) "Anybody who don't have an address."
(b) "Anybody not from here."
(c) "Anybody without money."
(d) "Anybody a cop don't like."

3. What does Tom find on the sink shelf in the kitchen when he enters his abandoned homestead in Chapter 6?
(a) A soup pan and a can of beans.
(b) A bottle of milk and a can of soup.
(c) A fully placed dinner that has rotten.
(d) A beer bottle opener and a broken fork.

4. How much does the owner of the used car lot tell Jim to sell the Chevy for with the bad rear end in Chapter 7?
(a) $55.
(b) $76.
(c) $47.
(d) $35.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tom take the turtle with him in Chapter 4?

2. Who tells the waitress to give the passing migrants a loaf of bread in Chapter 15?

3. How many cars a day does the man at the gas station say he sees pass on their way to move West in Chapter 13?

4. What does the narrator describe as the only two punishments for breaking the unspoken laws within the migrant camps in Chapter 17?

5. What sin does Casy say he committed after his fervent prayer meetings in Chapter 4?

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