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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 Rose of Sharon say Connie wants to study by correspondence in Chapter 16?

2. To whom did California once belong, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?

3. By what name are the Okies' encampments called?

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

5. What does Ma make to celebrate Al's engagement in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to Jim's death and Tom's flight in Chapter 26?

2. How does the narrator describe California's history in Chapter 19?

3. What does Ruthie do that puts Tom in danger in Chapter 28?

4. What are Al's objectives at the Weedpatch camp's Saturday dance?

5. What are Rose of Sharon's hopes for the new land in California in Chapter 16?

6. What cruelty does the narrator describe in Chapter 25?

7. How is the system of law and order developed among the migrant camps according to the narrator in Chapter 17?

8. What do the Joads and Wilsons discover from the migrant who is returning east at the camp in Chapter 18?

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

10. How is the Joads' new home described in Chapter 28?

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

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

Analyze and discuss the characters of Ma and Pa Joad. How old are these characters? Where do they live in the beginning of the novel? Why do they choose to go to California? What are the dynamics between these characters?

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