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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 does the truck driver say he is hoping to study through correspondence school in Chapter 2?
2. Of whom does Tom say in Chapter 8, "He's gettin' screwy like a gopher, livin' like he does" (69)?
3. What setting is described as where the swallows nest that Tom visits before leaving for California in Chapter 10?
4. What is printed on the side of the red truck outside the roadside restaurant in Chapter 2?
5. Who is the tractor driver's father in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tom's family respond upon seeing him in Chapter 8?
2. What do the banks represent in the novel?
3. Who are Tom's siblings and how old are they?
4. What information does Tom reveal about Uncle John in Chapter 8?
5. How are the used car lot owners described in Chapter 7?
6. What information is related on the handbills that are discussed in Chapter 10?
7. Whom do Jim and Tom encounter at the Joad homestead in Chapter 6? How is this character described?
8. What hopes and aspirations do the Joad family members have for California before they set out?
9. Why does Tom take the turtle with him in Chapter 4?
10. What does Tom discover when he reaches his family's homestead in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the characters of Rose of Sharon and Connie Rivers in The Grapes of Wrath. When did they marry? How would you describe their relationship? What leads to Connie's abandonment of his wife?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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