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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 Pa say they have left once the Joads reach California and camp for the day in Chapter 18?
(a) $50.
(b) $30.
(c) $30.
(d) $40.

2. The stranger and his son that meets the Joads in the river in Chapter 18 tells them, "Well, Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now it means you're" what (205)?
(a) "A worse plight to humanity than roaches."
(b) "A thieving jackass bandit."
(c) "A nobody."
(d) "A dirty son-of-a-bitch."

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

4. What are crops like lettuce, cauliflower, artichokes, and potatoes referred to as in Chapter 19?
(a) Lost crops.
(b) Stoop crops.
(c) Top crops.
(d) Standing crops.

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

6. Who are described as "great men" in the fruit orchards of California in Chapter 25 (346)?
(a) Pickers.
(b) Waterers.
(c) Grafters.
(d) Owners.

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

8. Who drives the touring car as the Joads and Wilsons cross New Mexico in Chapter 16?
(a) Al.
(b) Ma.
(c) Pa.
(d) Tom.

9. 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) 60.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

10. What does Winfield say he hit a boy at the camp that day in Chapter 26?
(a) Because he hit his sister.
(b) Because he insulted his mother.
(c) Because he called his father a vagrant.
(d) Because he called them Okies.

11. Where do the Joads go to the coroner's office in Chapter 20?
(a) Fresno.
(b) Bakersfield.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Barstow.

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

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

14. In the line in which the title of the novel appears in Chapter 25, the narrator states, "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for" what (349)?
(a) "Justice."
(b) "Revenge."
(c) "The vintage."
(d) "Closure."

15. On what day of the week is the dance held at the Weedpatch camp in Chapter 24?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Thursday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Timothy Wallace define a vagrant as in Chapter 24 (334)?

3. For how long does Timothy Wallace say he and his son have been in California in Chapter 22?

4. What word from Chapter 21 refers to a disease caused by a lack of niacin (B3) and causes sores in the mouth?

5. The narrator in Chapter 19 says that "represssion works only to" do what (238)?

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