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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 described as "bull-simple" at the migrant camp in Chapter 20 (244)?
(a) The Butcher.
(b) The Mayor.
(c) The Nurse.
(d) The Mobster.

2. What musical instrument does the narrator in Chapter 23 describe as rare and hard to learn?
(a) A banjo.
(b) A fiddle.
(c) A flute.
(d) A trumpet.

3. Where do the Joads go to the coroner's office in Chapter 20?
(a) Bakersfield.
(b) Barstow.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Fresno.

4. The narrator states in Chapter 19, "And while the Californians wanted many things, accumulation, social success, amusement, luxury, and a curious banking security, the new barbarians wanted only two things..." (233). What were the two things that the Okies wanted?
(a) Land and food.
(b) Money and security.
(c) Success and adventure.
(d) Family and friends.

5. Who among the migrants take on the duties of cooking dinner, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?
(a) The women.
(b) The men.
(c) The children.
(d) The elders.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many tents and shacks are set up at the migrants' camp that the Joads go to after seeing the coroner in Chapter 20?

2. What does the narrator say that the owners followed by importing "slaves" in Chapter 19?

3. What is the name of Timothy Wallace's son?

4. Who drives the touring car as the Joads and Wilsons cross New Mexico in Chapter 16?

5. What apparently causes the rattling pound in the touring car in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruthie do that puts Tom in danger in Chapter 28?

2. What amenties are provided at the Weedpatch camp and how do the Joads respond to finding these amenities?

3. Where do the Joads and Wilsons stop to camp after crossing the California border? How is this setting described?

4. Why did the residents of California hate the migrants when they arrived, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?

5. How is Mae described in Chapter 15? Who is she excited to see?

6. How is the plot of the law enforcement thwarted in Chapter 24?

7. What do the Joads and Wilsons discover from the migrant who is returning east at the camp in Chapter 18?

8. What does the committe discover before the Weedpatch dance in Chapter 24?

9. How do the migrant societies entertain themselves, according to the narrator in Chapter 23?

10. What departures are seen in Chapter 18? Who continues west?

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