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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 16, the narrator says of the Joads and Wilsons, "Two days the families were in flight, but on the third the land was too huge for them and they settled into a new technique of living; the highways became their home and movement their medium of" what (164)?
(a) "Solitude."
(b) "Expression."
(c) "Observance."
(d) "Prayer."

2. Who is described as "bull-simple" at the migrant camp in Chapter 20 (244)?
(a) The Nurse.
(b) The Mobster.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) The Butcher.

3. How much did the job pay that Pa and Uncle John missed out on that morning in Chapter 24?
(a) 50 cents an hour.
(b) 30 cents an hour.
(c) 40 cents an hour.
(d) 20 cents an hour.

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

5. The narrator states in Chapter 19, "And while the Californians wanted many things, accumulation, social success, amusement, luxury, and a curious banking security, the new barbarians wanted only two things..." (233). What were the two things that the Okies wanted?
(a) Success and adventure.
(b) Land and food.
(c) Money and security.
(d) Family and friends.

6. Where does the man on the highway tell the Joads to go work picking peaches in Chapter 26?
(a) Hooper ranch.
(b) Rogers Ranch.
(c) Double R Ranch.
(d) Rossfield Ranch.

7. What does Ruthie describe in the picture she saw of the desert once in Chapter 18?
(a) Bones.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Cacti.
(d) Palm trees.

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

9. How much does Tom say Pa paid to get a painted piece of board stuck up over Granma in Chapter 20?
(a) $5.
(b) $10.
(c) $4.
(d) $25.

10. About how many tents and shacks are set up at the migrants' camp that the Joads go to after seeing the coroner in Chapter 20?
(a) 40.
(b) 50.
(c) 60.
(d) 20.

11. What word from Chapter 21 refers to a disease caused by a lack of niacin (B3) and causes sores in the mouth?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Pellagra.
(c) Gangrene.
(d) Rachitic disease.

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

13. 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) "Disappointed."
(b) "Married."
(c) "A narcissist."
(d) "Powerful."

14. 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.

15. 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?
(a) Salinas.
(b) Redding.
(c) Eureka.
(d) Montague.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jule Vitela's heritage described as in Chapter 24?

2. Whose music does Bill the truck driver's friend play on the phonograph in Chapter 15?

3. Where do the Joads and Wilsons stop to camp after crossing into California?

4. What musical instrument does the narrator describe as being easy to carry in Chapter 23?

5. Who is the chairman of the entertainment at the Weedpatch camp?

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