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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 money does Pa say they have left once the Joads reach California and camp for the day in Chapter 18?

2. Who is the tenant at the Weedpatch camp that supposedly invited the three strangers to the dance in Chapter 24?

3. Who does Tom inform that he is leaving to try to get a job on the Joads' first morning at the Weedpatch camp?

4. What do the great owners of the fruit orchards also own, according to the narrator in Chapter 25?

5. Who is the waitress that the narrator says "really smiles with all her might at truck drivers" in Chapter 15 (155)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the migrant and his son ask for at the diner in Chapter 15? What do they receive?

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

3. Who are the Joads' neighbors in Chapter 28? How are they described?

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

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

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

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

8. Why did the residents of California hate the migrants when they arrived, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?

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

10. Where is the Weedpatch camp located and how do the Joads find it?

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

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 3

Describe and analyze the character of Tom Joad in the novel. When and where is Tom introduced? What are his circumstances in the beginning of the novel? How do those circumstances change? How would you describe Tom's character arc?

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