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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. To whom did California once belong, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?
2. What does Ma give to Rose of Sharon to cheer her up in Chapter 26?
3. On what day of the week is the dance held at the Weedpatch camp in Chapter 24?
4. What happens with the Joads' car after they pass Bakersfield heading north in Chapter 26?
5. Who is the chairman of the Central Committee at the Weedpatch camp?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the scientists that are described in Chapter 25?
2. What are Al's objectives at the Weedpatch camp's Saturday dance?
3. What does Ruthie do that puts Tom in danger in Chapter 28?
4. Why did the residents of California hate the migrants when they arrived, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?
5. What leads to Jim's death and Tom's flight in Chapter 26?
6. Why does Ma refuse to leave Tom and Jim behind in Chapter 16?
7. How is the Joads' new home described in Chapter 28?
8. Why do the Joads leave the Weedpatch camp? Where do they go next?
9. How do the families respond when they learn of Al's proposal for marriage with Aggie? Why?
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 narrative style of The Grapes of Wrath. From what narrative point of view is the novel related? How does the author indicate shifts in this narrative perspective? How do you think the novel would differ if it were related in a different narrative style?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the characters of Ivy and Sairy Wilson. Where do they Joads meet the Wilsons? Why do these families decide to travel together? Where do the Joads and the Wilsons part? Why?
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