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

2. Where does one of the tenants at Weedpatch describe the employees from the rubber companies going unionized in Chapter 24?
(a) New York.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Akron.
(d) Detroit.

3. How much does the farmer at the cotton ranch charge the workers for a bag for picking in Chapter 27?
(a) $5.
(b) $4.
(c) $1.
(d) $2.

4. What does the guard of the Weedpatch camp say that the Central Committee voted regarding preachers in the camp?
(a) That no preacher was allowed to sing.
(b) That no preacher was allowed to take up a collection.
(c) That no preacher was allowed inside the park at all.
(d) That preachers were welcome only on Sundays.

5. What does Uncle John say he knows a guy growing crops of in Tulare in Chapter 26?
(a) Pears.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name are the Okies' encampments called?

2. How much money does the man offer for picking cotton that Ma encounters on her way back to the camp after seeing Tom in Chapter 28?

3. Who are described as "great men" in the fruit orchards of California in Chapter 25 (346)?

4. How much money does Pa say they have left once the Joads reach California and camp for the day in Chapter 18?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are Al's objectives at the Weedpatch camp's Saturday dance?

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

7. What are the impacts of industrialization in agriculture according to the narrator in Chapter 21?

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

9. How do the families respond when they learn of Al's proposal for marriage with Aggie? Why?

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

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