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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 are crops like lettuce, cauliflower, artichokes, and potatoes referred to as in Chapter 19?

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

3. Where do the Joads go to buy a new tin stove and overalls in Chapter 28?

4. What musical instrument does the narrator describe as being easy to carry in Chapter 23?

5. By what time of day is the 20-acre cotton field completely picked in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What amenties are provided at the Weedpatch camp and how do the Joads respond to finding these amenities?

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

5. What does "Hooverville" refer to in the text and historically?

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

7. What are the impacts of industrialization in agriculture according to the narrator in Chapter 21?

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

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

10. How is the plot of the law enforcement thwarted in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Highway 66. How many migrants traveled this road during the Great Depression to reach California? Why? How does the highway change as a result of the migrants?

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