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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 much does the farmer at the cotton ranch charge the workers for a bag for picking in Chapter 27?
2. How much money does Ma give to Tom when she goes to see him at his hideout in Chapter 28?
3. Whose music does Bill the truck driver's friend play on the phonograph in Chapter 15?
4. What does Ruthie describe in the picture she saw of the desert once in Chapter 18?
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?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Mae described in Chapter 15? Who is she excited to see?
2. What do the migrant and his son ask for at the diner in Chapter 15? What do they receive?
3. How do the families respond when they learn of Al's proposal for marriage with Aggie? Why?
4. What does Ruthie do that puts Tom in danger in Chapter 28?
5. How do the migrant societies entertain themselves, according to the narrator in Chapter 23?
6. What departures are seen in Chapter 18? Who continues west?
7. What are Al's objectives at the Weedpatch camp's Saturday dance?
8. What are Rose of Sharon's hopes for the new land in California in Chapter 16?
9. How does the narrator describe California's history in Chapter 19?
10. What do the Joads and Wilsons discover from the migrant who is returning east at the camp in Chapter 18?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are examples of foreshadowing used by the author to indicate that the Joads' perceptions of California are not based in reality? What characters do the Joads meet that indicate the lack of jobs in the region? How do the Joads respond to these forebodings?
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 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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