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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who drives the truck after the Joads leave the gas station in Chapter 13?
(a) Winfield.
(b) Tom.
(c) Pa.
(d) Al.
2. What does the sticker on the windshield of the truck say in Chapter 2?
(a) Fares Only.
(b) Fast Tracks.
(c) Hop In.
(d) No Riders.
3. What does Tom say his father strung up in a tree that he points out in the fields in Chapter 8?
(a) A snake.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A gopher.
(d) A chicken.
4. How long does Tom estimate it will take the Joads to reach their destination in Chapter 10?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.
5. What newspaper does Tom see curling in the corner of the kitchen in Chapter 6?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Philadelphia Ledger.
(c) The Times Picayune.
(d) The Phoenix Tribune.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long does Tom say he has been away from home in Chapter 4?
2. How does Tom describe his Uncle John?
3. How much does Tom say his liquor cost when he offers some to Casy in Chapter 4?
4. What town does one reach after crossing the desert when entering California by Highway 66, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?
5. What does the driver of the truck do as it approaches the turtle on the highway in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tom reveal about his past in Chapter 2?
2. What is the purpose of the author's focus on the turtle in Chapter 3?
3. Why does Tom take the turtle with him in Chapter 4?
4. What hopes and aspirations do the Joad family members have for California before they set out?
5. How does Grampa die? Where does he die?
6. What is the spanse of Highway 66? What is the status of this road today?
7. What does Tom discover when he reaches his family's homestead in Chapter 6?
8. Why did Jim Casy give up the ministry?
9. Where does Tom Joad solicit a ride in Chapter 2? Who gives him a ride?
10. What information is related on the handbills that are discussed in Chapter 10?
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