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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. Why does Tom take the turtle with him in Chapter 4?
(a) To keep it in an aquarium.
(b) To set it free at his father's pond.
(c) To give it to his little brother.
(d) To give it to his little sister.

2. How long did it take Uncle John to come out of his stupor after his wife died?
(a) Six years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two months.

3. What did Uncle John's wife presumably die from?
(a) A brain aneurism.
(b) A burst appendix.
(c) Suicide.
(d) A fall.

4. What symbolism is evoked by the turtle in Chapter 3?
(a) The turtle represents the struggle to persist.
(b) The turtle represents corporate greed.
(c) The turtle represents the desire for revenge.
(d) The turtle represents rebellion against the norm.

5. How far does Ma say it is to where they're going in Chapter 10?
(a) 3,000 miles.
(b) 1,500 miles.
(c) 1,000 miles.
(d) 2,000 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom describe Uncle John leaving on his pillow when he was a kid in Chapter 8?

2. What does the willow tree hang over at the Joad homestead?

3. What does the sticker on the windshield of the truck say in Chapter 2?

4. What crop is growing across Tom's homestead when he arrives in Chapter 6?

5. Who was the mother of the baby that was eaten by a pig next to the Joads'?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the exchange between the migrant and the tire-seller in Chapter 12?

2. Whom do Jim and Tom encounter at the Joad homestead in Chapter 6? How is this character described?

3. What does Tom discover when he reaches his family's homestead in Chapter 6?

4. What symbolism is evoked by the tractors in Chapter 11?

5. What do the banks represent in the novel?

6. Why does Tom take the turtle with him in Chapter 4?

7. What information is related on the handbills that are discussed in Chapter 10?

8. Describe the setting of Oklahoma as introduced in Chapter 1. What are the circumstances of the inhabitants here?

9. How are the used car lot owners described in Chapter 7?

10. How does the narrator describe the spirit of man in Chapter 14?

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