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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. Ma tells Tom in the beginning of Chapter 26 that he has no right to get what?
(a) Discouraged.
(b) Boisterous.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Angry.

2. 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) Success and adventure.
(b) Money and security.
(c) Land and food.
(d) Family and friends.

3. How far are the Joads and Wilsons from Albuquerque when the touring car breaks down in Chapter 16?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 40 miles.
(c) 200 miles.
(d) 75 miles.

4. Who tells the waitress to give the passing migrants a loaf of bread in Chapter 15?
(a) Jack.
(b) Al.
(c) Roger.
(d) Tom.

5. 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?
(a) Salinas.
(b) Montague.
(c) Redding.
(d) Eureka.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Ruthie beg Ma to get for her and Winfield at the store in Chapter 28?

4. What does Ruthie describe in the picture she saw of the desert once in Chapter 18?

5. How much does Tom say Pa paid to get a painted piece of board stuck up over Granma in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where is the Weedpatch camp located and how do the Joads find it?

6. Why does Ma refuse to leave Tom and Jim behind in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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