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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ruthie do when she got into a fight with a big girl at the cotton camp in Chapter 28?
(a) She called the police.
(b) She punched her and knocked her out.
(c) She told her that Tom killed two men and was hiding.
(d) She told her that her mother was a witch.

2. How much money does Timothy Wallace say he had to sell his car for in Chapter 22?
(a) $10.
(b) $60.
(c) $56.
(d) $20.

3. About how long does Al tell his girlfriend the Joads will be gone up north in Chapter 26?
(a) A year.
(b) Two months.
(c) A month.
(d) Six months.

4. What disease that caues inflammation of the spine is described in Chapter 21?
(a) Cystic fybrosis.
(b) Rachitic disease.
(c) Pellagra.
(d) Lymphoma.

5. Who is the waitress that the narrator says "really smiles with all her might at truck drivers" in Chapter 15 (155)?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Mae.
(c) Marie.
(d) Jane.

6. How much money does the man offer for picking cotton that Ma encounters on her way back to the camp after seeing Tom in Chapter 28?
(a) 2 dollars.
(b) 65 cents.
(c) 90 cents.
(d) 40 cents.

7. What musical instrument does the narrator describe as being easy to carry in Chapter 23?
(a) A flute.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) A banjo.
(d) A harmonica.

8. What does Ma make to celebrate Al's engagement in Chapter 28?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Peach cobbler.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Waffles.

9. Where do the Joads go to buy a new tin stove and overalls in Chapter 28?
(a) Barstow.
(b) Montague.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) Tulare.

10. What does Timothy Wallace define a vagrant as in Chapter 24 (334)?
(a) "Anybody not from here."
(b) "Anybody without money."
(c) "Anybody who don't have an address."
(d) "Anybody a cop don't like."

11. How much money does Ma give to Tom when she goes to see him at his hideout in Chapter 28?
(a) $7.
(b) $9.
(c) $2.
(d) $3.

12. What does the border guard ask if the Joads have when they get to the high country of Arizona?
(a) Any plants.
(b) Any food.
(c) Any water.
(d) Any children.

13. What does Ma catch Rose of Sharon sucking on after dinner in Chapter 26?
(a) A dirty piece of lime.
(b) A rotten pork chop.
(c) A chicken foot.
(d) A beef bone.

14. What do the great owners of the fruit orchards also own, according to the narrator in Chapter 25?
(a) Canneries.
(b) Distilleries.
(c) Banks.
(d) Mansions.

15. What does the father buy for his sons for a penny at the diner in Chapter 15?
(a) Candy canes.
(b) Chewing gum.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A pork chop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that the owners followed by importing "slaves" in Chapter 19?

2. Where does the man at the migrant camp say he and his wife are going up north while he works on his car in Chapter 20?

3. By what name does the waitress call the truck driver Bill in Chapter 15?

4. What does the narrator describe as the only two punishments for breaking the unspoken laws within the migrant camps in Chapter 17?

5. By what time of day is the 20-acre cotton field completely picked in Chapter 28?

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