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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 Ma take Tom for dinner at his hideout by the willow trees in Chapter 28?
2. Ma tells Tom in the beginning of Chapter 26 that he has no right to get what?
3. For how long does Timothy Wallace say he and his son have been in California in Chapter 22?
4. How much did the job pay that Pa and Uncle John missed out on that morning in Chapter 24?
5. Who is described as "bull-simple" at the migrant camp in Chapter 20 (244)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is the Weedpatch camp located and how do the Joads find it?
2. What amenties are provided at the Weedpatch camp and how do the Joads respond to finding these amenities?
3. What does Ruthie do that puts Tom in danger in Chapter 28?
4. How do the families respond when they learn of Al's proposal for marriage with Aggie? Why?
5. How do the farm owners benefit from the masses of the arriving Okies?
6. What are Al's objectives at the Weedpatch camp's Saturday dance?
7. What do the migrant and his son ask for at the diner in Chapter 15? What do they receive?
8. What leads to Jim's death and Tom's flight in Chapter 26?
9. What do the Joads and Wilsons discover from the migrant who is returning east at the camp in Chapter 18?
10. What are the impacts of industrialization in agriculture according to the narrator in Chapter 21?
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
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 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?
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