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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) Mae.
(b) Jane.
(c) Marie.
(d) Sarah.

2. What did Tom use to kill the man that pulled a knife on him in a bar fight?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A flip-blade.
(d) A shovel.

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

4. 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) 60.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

5. Who is the tenant at the Weedpatch camp that supposedly invited the three strangers to the dance in Chapter 24?
(a) James.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Smith.
(d) Roderick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Timothy Wallace's son?

2. What setting is described as where the swallows nest that Tom visits before leaving for California in Chapter 10?

3. What is printed on the side of the red truck outside the roadside restaurant in Chapter 2?

4. On what day of the week is the dance held at the Weedpatch camp in Chapter 24?

5. How long ago does Grampa say it was that his brother went out West to California in Chapter 10?

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