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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. How long ago does Grampa say it was that his brother went out West to California in Chapter 10?
2. What does Tom say his father strung up in a tree that he points out in the fields in Chapter 8?
3. How much does the owner of the used car lot tell Jim to sell the Chevy for with the bad rear end in Chapter 7?
4. What parts of a car does the narrator say "can rattle till Jesus comes again with no harm" in Chapter 12 (120)?
5. What does Tom find on the sink shelf in the kitchen when he enters his abandoned homestead in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the used car lot owners described in Chapter 7?
2. What symbolism is evoked by the tractors in Chapter 11?
3. How does the narrator describe the exchange between the migrant and the tire-seller in Chapter 12?
4. What information is related on the handbills that are discussed in Chapter 10?
5. Describe the setting of Oklahoma as introduced in Chapter 1. What are the circumstances of the inhabitants here?
6. Why do the Joads and Wilsons decide to travel together?
7. Where does Tom Joad solicit a ride in Chapter 2? Who gives him a ride?
8. What hopes and aspirations do the Joad family members have for California before they set out?
9. What is the spanse of Highway 66? What is the status of this road today?
10. Who are Tom's siblings and how old are they?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting of the Weedpatch camp in the novel. Where do the Joads find the Weedpatch camp? How does this setting differ from their previous camp locations? Who do they meet at this setting?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the character of Jim Casy in the novel. Why did Casy stop preaching? Where does he first encounter Tom? Why does Casy go west along with the Joads?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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