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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 90 cents.
(b) 2 dollars.
(c) 40 cents.
(d) 65 cents.

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

3. What sound awakens Tom as he sleeps in the truck on the Joads' first night at the Weedpatch camp?
(a) Gunshots.
(b) Howling wolves.
(c) Clashing iron.
(d) Howling coyotes.

4. Who does Tom suggest stay behind with him to repair the car while the others go on west in Chapter 16?
(a) Pa.
(b) Jim.
(c) Ma.
(d) Grampa.

5. Who does Tom inform that he is leaving to try to get a job on the Joads' first morning at the Weedpatch camp?
(a) Ma.
(b) Pa.
(c) Rose of Sharon.
(d) Ruthie.

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

7. Who were the only people in California that were happy about the Okies pouring in, according to the narrator in Chapter 21?
(a) The farm owners.
(b) The gold panners.
(c) The shop owners.
(d) The hotel owners.

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

9. In what type of housing unit do the Joads live while working cotton in Chapter 28?
(a) A boxcar.
(b) A cabin.
(c) A tent.
(d) A shack.

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

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

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

13. By what time of day is the 20-acre cotton field completely picked in Chapter 28?
(a) 11:00 a.m.
(b) 6:00 p.m.
(c) 9:00 p.m.
(d) 4:00 p.m.

14. Jim Casy says in Chapter 18, "I ain't tryin' to preach no sermon, but I never seen nobody that's busy as a prairie dog collectin' stuff that wasn't" what (207)?
(a) "Powerful."
(b) "Disappointed."
(c) "Married."
(d) "A narcissist."

15. Who is the chairman of the entertainment at the Weedpatch camp?
(a) Jack Wilson.
(b) James Watkins.
(c) Willie Eaton.
(d) Michael Stay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Joads go to the coroner's office in Chapter 20?

2. Who in the migrant camps generally are responsible for pitching the tents and bringing down the beds, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?

3. Who drives the touring car as the Joads and Wilsons cross New Mexico in Chapter 16?

4. What is the name of Timothy Wallace's son?

5. What is the name of the neighbors to the Joads at the cotton ranch in Chapter 28?

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