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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 is referred to as "the monster" in Chapter 5 (36)?

2. From what narrative point of view is The Grapes of Wrath related?

3. What book does the author reference in Chapter 9?

4. How long ago does Grampa say it was that his brother went out West to California in Chapter 10?

5. How long does Tom estimate it will take the Joads to reach their destination in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe the exchange between the migrant and the tire-seller in Chapter 12?

3. Who are Tom's siblings and how old are they?

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

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

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

7. What hopes and aspirations do the Joad family members have for California before they set out?

8. What information does Tom reveal about Uncle John in Chapter 8?

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

10. How does Tom's family respond upon seeing him in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of greed in The Grapes of Wrath. How does the author develop this theme through the characters in the novel? How is this theme supported through symbolism and imagery? What do statement do you think the author is making regarding greed? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the characters of Ivy and Sairy Wilson. Where do they Joads meet the Wilsons? Why do these families decide to travel together? Where do the Joads and the Wilsons part? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of The Grapes of Wrath. From what narrative point of view is the novel related? How does the author indicate shifts in this narrative perspective? How do you think the novel would differ if it were related in a different narrative style?

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