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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How long did it take Uncle John to come out of his stupor after his wife died?
(a) Two years.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six years.
(d) Two weeks.

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

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

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

8. 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) Metaphor.
(c) Assonance.
(d) Alliteration.

9. Approximately when did the Dust Bowl occur?
(a) 1919-1925.
(b) 1934-1940.
(c) 1930-1932.
(d) 1939-1944.

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

11. What does Mrs. Wilson give Tom a paper from to write a note regarding Grampa's death when they bury him?
(a) Her diary.
(b) Her Bible.
(c) A notepad.
(d) A novel.

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

13. What highway is described as going from Clarksville and Ozark and Van Buren and Fort Smith through Arkansas in Chapter 12?
(a) Highway 62.
(b) Highway 101.
(c) Highway 34.
(d) Highway 45.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Rose of Sharon married to?

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

5. What is the pretty town that is described on the border of California in Chapter 12?

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