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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who in the migrant camps generally are responsible for pitching the tents and bringing down the beds, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?
(a) The women.
(b) The men.
(c) The elders.
(d) The children.

2. What apparently causes the rattling pound in the touring car in Chapter 16?
(a) Radiator.
(b) Broken rims.
(c) Con-rod bearing.
(d) Loose gasket.

3. 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.

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

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

6. What is the name of the neighbors to the Joads at the cotton ranch in Chapter 28?
(a) The Wilsons.
(b) The Charlestons.
(c) The Wainwrights.
(d) The Kimbles.

7. What does the guard of the Weedpatch camp say that the Central Committee voted regarding preachers in the camp?
(a) That no preacher was allowed to take up a collection.
(b) That preachers were welcome only on Sundays.
(c) That no preacher was allowed to sing.
(d) That no preacher was allowed inside the park at all.

8. What song is played for the migrants to square dance to at the dance in Chapter 24?
(a) "Grab and Dance."
(b) "Mountain Banjo Song."
(c) "Dosey Do."
(d) "Chicken Reel."

9. What setting is described as "the top of it all" in Arizona in Chapter 18 (201)?
(a) Flagstaff.
(b) Montague.
(c) Rogers.
(d) Twin Peaks.

10. How much does the farmer at the cotton ranch charge the workers for a bag for picking in Chapter 27?
(a) $2.
(b) $4.
(c) $1.
(d) $5.

11. What happens with the Joads' car after they pass Bakersfield heading north in Chapter 26?
(a) It gets a flat tire.
(b) It runs out of gas.
(c) It hits a deer.
(d) Its engine overheats.

12. What does Uncle John say he knows a guy growing crops of in Tulare in Chapter 26?
(a) Apples.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Pears.
(d) Strawberries.

13. Who tells the waitress to give the passing migrants a loaf of bread in Chapter 15?
(a) Tom.
(b) Al.
(c) Roger.
(d) Jack.

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

15. The narrator in Chapter 19 says that "represssion works only to" do what (238)?
(a) "Atone for the past."
(b) "Bring forth structure and the word of God."
(c) "Strengthen and knit the oppressed."
(d) "Bring forth common enemies."

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Timothy Wallace say he had to sell his car for in Chapter 22?

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

3. By what name are the Okies' encampments called?

4. How much money does Ma give to Tom when she goes to see him at his hideout in Chapter 28?

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

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