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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 the chairman of the entertainment at the Weedpatch camp?
(a) Michael Stay.
(b) James Watkins.
(c) Willie Eaton.
(d) Jack Wilson.

2. Who is the waitress that the narrator says "really smiles with all her might at truck drivers" in Chapter 15 (155)?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Mae.
(c) Jane.
(d) Marie.

3. Who drives the touring car as the Joads and Wilsons cross New Mexico in Chapter 16?
(a) Tom.
(b) Pa.
(c) Al.
(d) Ma.

4. What does the border guard ask if the Joads have when they get to the high country of Arizona?
(a) Any water.
(b) Any food.
(c) Any plants.
(d) Any children.

5. What does Ruthie beg Ma to get for her and Winfield at the store in Chapter 28?
(a) Cracker Jacks.
(b) Candy canes.
(c) Gumdrops.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does the waitress call the truck driver Bill in Chapter 15?

2. What number campsite are the Joads given when they arrive at the Weedpatch camp in Chapter 22?

3. How much money does Ma give to Tom when she goes to see him at his hideout in Chapter 28?

4. Where does the man at the migrant camp say he and his wife are going up north while he works on his car in Chapter 20?

5. For how long does Timothy Wallace say he and his son have been in California in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What cruelty does the narrator describe in Chapter 25?

5. How does the narrator describe California's history in Chapter 19?

6. What do the migrant and his son ask for at the diner in Chapter 15? What do they receive?

7. Who are the Joads' neighbors in Chapter 28? How are they described?

8. What are Rose of Sharon's hopes for the new land in California in Chapter 16?

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

10. What leads to Jim's death and Tom's flight in Chapter 26?

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