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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tom Joad first encounter Jim Casy in Chapter 4?
(a) In a cemetary.
(b) At the movie theater.
(c) Under a willow tree.
(d) At the post office.

2. What parts of a car does the narrator say "can rattle till Jesus comes again with no harm" in Chapter 12 (120)?
(a) Radiators.
(b) Rims.
(c) Tappets.
(d) Con-rods.

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

4. What sound awakens Tom as he sleeps in the truck on the Joads' first night at the Weedpatch camp?
(a) Gunshots.
(b) Howling wolves.
(c) Clashing iron.
(d) Howling coyotes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far are the Joads and Wilsons from Albuquerque when the touring car breaks down in Chapter 16?

3. How many acres does Tom Joad say his father owns in Chapter 2?

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

5. What does Tom say his father strung up in a tree that he points out in the fields in Chapter 8?

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