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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 road to Shangri La.
(b) The main migrant road.
(c) The road to the forgotten land.
(d) The Trail of Tears.

2. How long does Tom say he has been away from home in Chapter 4?
(a) Six years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four years.

3. How far is it from Sallisaw to Gore?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 60 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 21 miles.

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

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

6. What town does one reach after crossing the desert when entering California by Highway 66, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?
(a) Barney.
(b) Tulare.
(c) Barstow.
(d) Lassen.

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

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

9. What does Tom describe Uncle John leaving on his pillow when he was a kid in Chapter 8?
(a) A walnut.
(b) A candy cane.
(c) A quarter.
(d) A pack of gum.

10. What does Grampa Joad die from in Chapter 13?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A stroke.
(c) Gunshot wound.
(d) Suicide.

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

12. What literary device is used in the following sentence from Chapter 2? "His hands were hard, with broad fingers and nails as thick and ridged as little clam shells" (9).
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Literary allusion.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the truck driver say he is hoping to study through correspondence school in Chapter 2?

2. What sin does Casy say he committed after his fervent prayer meetings in Chapter 4?

3. What crop is growing across Tom's homestead when he arrives in Chapter 6?

4. Where is Ivy Wilson traveling West from?

5. What does Tom find on the sink shelf in the kitchen when he enters his abandoned homestead in Chapter 6?

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