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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the mother of the baby that was eaten by a pig next to the Joads'?
(a) Molly Rogers.
(b) Dolly Parkins.
(c) Anna Winter.
(d) Milly Jacobs.

2. Where does the truck driver describe a dance where someone was killed in Chapter 2?
(a) Shawnee.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Sycamore.
(d) Sewannee.

3. What two locations does the narrator describe Highway 66 connecting in Chapter 12?
(a) Texas to Los Angeles.
(b) Memphis to San Diego.
(c) Oklahoma City to San Francisco.
(d) Mississippi to Bakersfield.

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

5. What is the pretty town that is described on the border of California in Chapter 12?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Needles.
(c) Wilkins.
(d) Fremont.

6. How are Tom Joad's clothes described in Chapter 2?
(a) Covered in mud.
(b) Old and ragged.
(c) Cheap and new.
(d) Expensive and new.

7. The narrator states in Chapter 11, "... the machine man, driving a dead tractor on land he does not know and love, understands only" what (117)?
(a) "Chemistry."
(b) "Dirt."
(c) "Commerce."
(d) "Capital."

8. 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) Gila monster.
(c) Fox.
(d) Rabbit.

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

10. Who in the back seat of the car wants a cup of water in Chapter 12?
(a) Mikey.
(b) Danny.
(c) Jack.
(d) Mark.

11. Who is driving the car in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Pa.
(b) Al.
(c) Jim.
(d) Tom.

12. What is the name of the dog that Tom recognizes among the others in Chapter 8?
(a) Pete.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Mittens.
(d) Flash.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What parts of a car does the narrator say "can rattle till Jesus comes again with no harm" in Chapter 12 (120)?

2. Approximately when did the Dust Bowl occur?

3. What does the 40-year-old woman do as she approaches the turtle on the highway in Chapter 3?

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

5. What does the driver of the truck do as it approaches the turtle on the highway in Chapter 3?

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