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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. How much money does the tractor driver say he makes in a day in Chapter 5?
(a) $5.
(b) $1.
(c) $3.
(d) $2.

2. What does the willow tree hang over at the Joad homestead?
(a) The shed.
(b) The rose garden.
(c) The pig pen.
(d) The corn field.

3. Who is driving the car in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Jim.
(b) Tom.
(c) Pa.
(d) Al.

4. What book does the author reference in Chapter 9?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Great Gatsby.
(c) Pilgrim's Progress.
(d) Tomorrow's Road.

5. What does Mrs. Wilson give Tom a paper from to write a note regarding Grampa's death when they bury him?
(a) A notepad.
(b) Her diary.
(c) A novel.
(d) Her Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Tom say he mixes up with Scripture in Chapter 10?

2. Where did Aunt Sadie get the china dog that is described in Chapter 9?

3. How far is it from Sallisaw to Gore?

4. During what historical era does The Grapes of Wrath take place?

5. Who in the back seat of the car wants a cup of water in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grampa die? Where does he die?

2. What is the spanse of Highway 66? What is the status of this road today?

3. Who are Tom's siblings and how old are they?

4. What happens to the Joads' dog at the gas station in Chapter 13?

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

6. What does Tom reveal about his past in Chapter 2?

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

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

9. What were the causes of the Dust Bowl in America?

10. Why does Jim Casy ask to accompany the Joads? Why do they let him?

(see the answer keys)

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