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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Rose of Sharon married to?
(a) Max.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Mark.
(d) Connie.

2. 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) Simile.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Alliteration.

3. What does the sticker on the windshield of the truck say in Chapter 2?
(a) No Riders.
(b) Fares Only.
(c) Fast Tracks.
(d) Hop In.

4. For how long has Tom Joad been in prison when he is released?
(a) Six years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

5. What does the willow tree hang over at the Joad homestead?
(a) The pig pen.
(b) The rose garden.
(c) The corn field.
(d) The shed.

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

7. How is the well on the Joad homestead described when Tom arrives in Chapter 6?
(a) Dry.
(b) Absent.
(c) Overflowing.
(d) Trickling.

8. Why does Tom take the turtle with him in Chapter 4?
(a) To give it to his little brother.
(b) To keep it in an aquarium.
(c) To set it free at his father's pond.
(d) To give it to his little sister.

9. What kind of animal does Casy describe as clinging with its jaws until one pries its head apart with a screwdriver in Chapter 13?
(a) Turtle.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Fox.
(d) Gila monster.

10. What is Ivy Wilson's wife's name?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Sairy.
(c) Mona.
(d) Opal.

11. What kind of preacher does Casy say he was in Chapter 4?
(a) An Anglican.
(b) A Burning Busher.
(c) A Snake Charmer.
(d) A Healer.

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

13. Who drives the truck after the Joads leave the gas station in Chapter 13?
(a) Al.
(b) Pa.
(c) Winfield.
(d) Tom.

14. What newspaper does Tom see curling in the corner of the kitchen in Chapter 6?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Philadelphia Ledger.
(c) The Phoenix Tribune.
(d) The Times Picayune.

15. What does the truck driver say he is hoping to study through correspondence school in Chapter 2?
(a) Radios.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Mechanical engineering.
(d) Banking management.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Tom Joad's clothes described in Chapter 2?

2. During what historical era does The Grapes of Wrath take place?

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

4. What does Tom say is the first thing that kids do when they know a house is empty in Chapter 6?

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

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