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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop is growing across Tom's homestead when he arrives in Chapter 6?

2. How far is it from Sallisaw to Gore?

3. How long had Uncle John been married when his wife died?

4. How much money does the tractor driver say he makes in a day in Chapter 5?

5. How is the well on the Joad homestead described when Tom arrives in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grampa die? Where does he die?

2. Whom do Jim and Tom encounter at the Joad homestead in Chapter 6? How is this character described?

3. How does the narrator describe the spirit of man in Chapter 14?

4. Why did Jim Casy give up the ministry?

5. Where does Tom Joad solicit a ride in Chapter 2? Who gives him a ride?

6. What symbolism is evoked by the tractors in Chapter 11?

7. How does the narrator describe the vacant farmsteads in Chapter 11?

8. What does the narrator describe the tenant farmers doing with their belongings in Chapter 9?

9. What happens to the Joads' dog at the gas station in Chapter 13?

10. How are the circumstances of the landowners described in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of the tractors described in the novel. What do the tractors represent? What themes do they relate to in The Grapes of Wrath? How and why do the tractors replace the farmers?

Essay Topic 2

How are the Okies perceived by the general populace in California? Why? Who benefits from the arrival of the Okies? How?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the different settings of roadside diners and restaurants that frequently arise in the novel. Why does the author make these interludes? What characters are described at the diners? Why are truck drivers so revered in these settings?

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