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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 does Tom say his liquor cost when he offers some to Casy in Chapter 4?
(a) $1.
(b) $2.
(c) $3.
(d) $4.

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

3. What book does Tom say he mixes up with Scripture in Chapter 10?
(a) The Talmud.
(b) Dr. Miles' Almanac.
(c) The Winning of Barbara Worth.
(d) The Little Prince.

4. What does Tom describe Uncle John leaving on his pillow when he was a kid in Chapter 8?
(a) A candy cane.
(b) A walnut.
(c) A pack of gum.
(d) A quarter.

5. What happens to the Joads' dog in Chapter 13?
(a) It is shot.
(b) It starves to death.
(c) It runs away.
(d) It is hit by a car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom Joad first encounter Jim Casy in Chapter 4?

2. What kind of animal does Casy describe as clinging with its jaws until one pries its head apart with a screwdriver in Chapter 13?

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

4. How many acres does Tom Joad say his father owns in Chapter 2?

5. What is the tenant farmer holding as he watches the tractor wreck his home in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Tom reveal about Uncle John in Chapter 8?

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

3. What do the banks represent in the novel?

4. What does the narrator describe the tenant farmers doing with their belongings in Chapter 9?

5. How does Tom's family respond upon seeing him in Chapter 8?

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

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

8. How are the circumstances of the landowners described in Chapter 5?

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

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

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