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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. To whom did California once belong, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?
(a) Mexicans.
(b) Italians.
(c) The French.
(d) Canadians.

2. Who does Tom inform that he is leaving to try to get a job on the Joads' first morning at the Weedpatch camp?
(a) Rose of Sharon.
(b) Ruthie.
(c) Ma.
(d) Pa.

3. What is the name of the Wainwrights' teenage daughter?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Annie.
(c) Laura.
(d) Aggie.

4. Who are described as "great men" in the fruit orchards of California in Chapter 25 (346)?
(a) Pickers.
(b) Grafters.
(c) Waterers.
(d) Owners.

5. What does the father buy for his sons for a penny at the diner in Chapter 15?
(a) Candy canes.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A pork chop.
(d) Chewing gum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the only people in California that were happy about the Okies pouring in, according to the narrator in Chapter 21?

2. The stranger and his son that meets the Joads in the river in Chapter 18 tells them, "Well, Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now it means you're" what (205)?

3. How much money does it cost the Joads to stay at the Weedpatch camp weekly?

4. Who tells the waitress to give the passing migrants a loaf of bread in Chapter 15?

5. Who among the migrants take on the duties of cooking dinner, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are the scientists that are described in Chapter 25?

3. Who is Floyd Knowles and why is he almost killed?

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

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

6. Why do the Joads leave the Weedpatch camp? Where do they go next?

7. How do the farm owners benefit from the masses of the arriving Okies?

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

9. How is the Joads' new home described in Chapter 28?

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

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