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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 is Rose of Sharon married to?
(a) Mark.
(b) Max.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Connie.

2. How many cars a day does the man at the gas station say he sees pass on their way to move West in Chapter 13?
(a) 200-250 cars a day.
(b) 50-60 cars a day.
(c) 300-350 cars a day.
(d) 100-200 cars a day.

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

4. What highway is described as going from Clarksville and Ozark and Van Buren and Fort Smith through Arkansas in Chapter 12?
(a) Highway 101.
(b) Highway 62.
(c) Highway 45.
(d) Highway 34.

5. What sin does Casy say he committed after his fervent prayer meetings in Chapter 4?
(a) He overate.
(b) He smoked cigarettes and drank whiskey.
(c) He felt wrath for his constituents.
(d) He had sex with girls in the grass.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What setting is described as where the swallows nest that Tom visits before leaving for California in Chapter 10?

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

4. What symbolism is evoked by the turtle in Chapter 3?

5. What is Ivy Wilson's wife's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What hopes and aspirations do the Joad family members have for California before they set out?

7. Why do the Joads and Wilsons decide to travel together?

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

9. Where does Tom Joad solicit a ride in Chapter 2? Who gives him a ride?

10. What is the purpose of the author's focus on the turtle in Chapter 3?

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