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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 the name of Timothy Wallace's son?

2. Where do the Joads stop at a bridge and the guard washes off the windshield sticker in Arizona in Chapter 18?

3. In what type of housing unit do the Joads live while working cotton in Chapter 28?

4. Who is the chairman of the Central Committee at the Weedpatch camp?

5. Who are described as "great men" in the fruit orchards of California in Chapter 25 (346)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What departures are seen in Chapter 18? Who continues west?

2. Where do the Joads and Wilsons stop to camp after crossing the California border? How is this setting described?

3. How do the farm owners benefit from the masses of the arriving Okies?

4. How do the families respond when they learn of Al's proposal for marriage with Aggie? Why?

5. How do the migrant societies entertain themselves, according to the narrator in Chapter 23?

6. Why does Ma refuse to leave Tom and Jim behind in Chapter 16?

7. What does the committe discover before the Weedpatch dance in Chapter 24?

8. Why do the Joads leave the Weedpatch camp? Where do they go next?

9. Who are the scientists that are described in Chapter 25?

10. How is Mae described in Chapter 15? Who is she excited to see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of the turtle in the novel. Where is the turtle introduced? What obstacles does it face in its journey? How does it overcome these obstacles?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the settings of "Hoovervilles" across California. Why were these camps given that name? How is the Hooverville described that the Joads encounter in Bakersfield? What are their perceptions of the camp?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of Oklahoma as depicted in the novel. When did the dust storms begin in Oklahoma? What impacts did they have on the region agriculturally? How did the Dust Bowl affect the farmers of the land?

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