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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. Where does the man on the highway tell the Joads to go work picking peaches in Chapter 26?
2. The narrator in Chapter 19 says that "represssion works only to" do what (238)?
3. What happens with the Joads' car after they pass Bakersfield heading north in Chapter 26?
4. What did Ruthie do when she got into a fight with a big girl at the cotton camp in Chapter 28?
5. What sound awakens Tom as he sleeps in the truck on the Joads' first night at the Weedpatch camp?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Rose of Sharon's hopes for the new land in California in Chapter 16?
2. What are the impacts of industrialization in agriculture according to the narrator in Chapter 21?
3. What does "Hooverville" refer to in the text and historically?
4. How is Mae described in Chapter 15? Who is she excited to see?
5. Who are the scientists that are described in Chapter 25?
6. How does the narrator describe California's history in Chapter 19?
7. What do the Joads and Wilsons discover from the migrant who is returning east at the camp in Chapter 18?
8. Who are the Joads' neighbors in Chapter 28? How are they described?
9. What does Ruthie do that puts Tom in danger in Chapter 28?
10. How is the system of law and order developed among the migrant camps according to the narrator in Chapter 17?
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
Discuss the symbolism of the tractors described in the novel. What do the tractors represent? What themes do they relate to in The Grapes of Wrath? How and why do the tractors replace the farmers?
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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