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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the tractors in the novel represent symbolically?
(a) The education system.
(b) The Industrial Age.
(c) The birth of innocence.
(d) The accomplishments of intelligence.

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

3. How does the narrator describe the sun in Chapter 1?
(a) Gray.
(b) Yello.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

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

5. What did Tom use to kill the man that pulled a knife on him in a bar fight?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A flip-blade.

6. How much does Tom say his liquor cost when he offers some to Casy in Chapter 4?
(a) $2.
(b) $1.
(c) $3.
(d) $4.

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

8. How many people were in the family that was picked up by a sedan that pulled their trailer to California, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

9. 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?
(a) 50-60 cars a day.
(b) 100-200 cars a day.
(c) 200-250 cars a day.
(d) 300-350 cars a day.

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

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

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

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

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

15. What book does Ma say Tom's Pa's pa confused with Scripture in Chapter 10?
(a) A Lost World.
(b) The Winning of Barbara Worth.
(c) The Virgen de Fatima.
(d) Dr. Miles' Almanac.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of preacher does Casy say he was in Chapter 4?

3. For how long has Tom Joad been in prison when he is released?

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

5. What is the tenant farmer holding as he watches the tractor wreck his home in Chapter 5?

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