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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Tom Joad offer the truck driver a "snort" of in Chapter 2 (14)?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Gin.
(c) Port.
(d) Tequila.

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

6. Who does Tom describe having sex in a barn when he brought a heifer to mate with a bull in Chapter 8?
(a) Jack Simpson.
(b) Cane Rogers.
(c) Willy Feely.
(d) Gerald Smith.

7. Whose pigtails does Tom say he was pulling on the day he was baptized in Chapter 4?
(a) Mae Rogers'.
(b) Annie Wilson's.
(c) Susy Little's.
(d) Mary Smart's.

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

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

10. How long does Tom estimate it will take the Joads to reach their destination in Chapter 10?
(a) Two months.
(b) One month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

11. Who does Tom say visited at McAlester last Christmas with cornet music in Chapter 10?
(a) The Lutheran Church.
(b) The Salvation Army.
(c) The Girl Scouts of America.
(d) The Red Cross.

12. What is printed on the side of the red truck outside the roadside restaurant in Chapter 2?
(a) Oklahoma Sanitation Department.
(b) Oklahoma City Transport Company.
(c) Omaha Transport Company.
(d) Mississippi Transport Company.

13. From what narrative point of view is The Grapes of Wrath related?
(a) Third person.
(b) Fourth person.
(c) Seond person.
(d) First person.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cars a day does the man at the gas station say he sees pass on their way to move West in Chapter 13?

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

3. What newspaper does Tom see curling in the corner of the kitchen in Chapter 6?

4. What book does the author reference in Chapter 9?

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

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