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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the tire salesmen say the police come from to turn away the migrants in Chapter 12?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Barstow.
(c) Lassen.
(d) San Francisco.

2. How long ago does Grampa say it was that his brother went out West to California in Chapter 10?
(a) 10 years ago.
(b) 40 years ago.
(c) 15 years ago.
(d) 20 years ago.

3. How far does Ma say it is to where they're going in Chapter 10?
(a) 1,000 miles.
(b) 1,500 miles.
(c) 2,000 miles.
(d) 3,000 miles.

4. When the narrator describes a tractor in Chapter 11, he states, "The heat goes out of it like the living heat that leaves a corpse" (117). What literary device is employed in this sentence?
(a) Assonance.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Alliteration.

5. What is the tenant farmer holding as he watches the tractor wreck his home in Chapter 5?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A bayonette.
(d) A rake.

6. What does Grampa Joad die from in Chapter 13?
(a) Gunshot wound.
(b) Suicide.
(c) A stroke.
(d) A heart attack.

7. What happens to the Joads' dog in Chapter 13?
(a) It runs away.
(b) It is hit by a car.
(c) It is shot.
(d) It starves to death.

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

9. Of whom does Tom say in Chapter 8, "He's gettin' screwy like a gopher, livin' like he does" (69)?
(a) Pete.
(b) Muley.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Roger.

10. What book does the author reference in Chapter 9?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) Tomorrow's Road.
(c) The Great Gatsby.
(d) Pilgrim's Progress.

11. What does Tom say is the first thing that kids do when they know a house is empty in Chapter 6?
(a) Come inside to steal things.
(b) Throw rocks at the windows.
(c) Make up ghost stories.
(d) Call the police.

12. What do Winfield and Ruthie bring back to the car at the gas station in Chapter 13?
(a) A dog.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) Reptile eggs.
(d) Chicken eggs.

13. How does Tom describe his Uncle John?
(a) Loving.
(b) Rich.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Crazy.

14. 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) $47.
(b) $55.
(c) $35.
(d) $76.

15. What does the 40-year-old woman do as she approaches the turtle on the highway in Chapter 3?
(a) She stops her car and takes the turtle.
(b) She swerves to avoid it.
(c) She stops and honks.
(d) She swerves to hit it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Uncle John's wife presumably die from?

2. Who drives the truck after the Joads leave the gas station in Chapter 13?

3. How much does Tom say his liquor cost when he offers some to Casy in Chapter 4?

4. What do the tractors in the novel represent symbolically?

5. How long does Tom say he has been away from home in Chapter 4?

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