View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What crop is growing across Tom's homestead when he arrives in Chapter 6?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Peaches.

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 a cop don't like."
(d) "Anybody without money."

3. 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) $76.
(b) $55.
(c) $47.
(d) $35.

4. What does Tom have for breakfast with fellow campers at the Weedpatch camp on his first morning there?
(a) Waffles and strawberries.
(b) Pancakes with maple syrup.
(c) Bacon and biscuits with gravy.
(d) Oatmeal and apples.

5. Highway 66 is described as what in the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) The Trail of Tears.
(b) The road to the forgotten land.
(c) The road to Shangri La.
(d) The main migrant road.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Wilson give Tom a paper from to write a note regarding Grampa's death when they bury him?

2. What kind of animal does Casy describe as clinging with its jaws until one pries its head apart with a screwdriver in Chapter 13?

3. Where is Ivy Wilson traveling West from?

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

5. Where does the truck driver describe a dance where someone was killed in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 253 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample