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

2. What did Ruthie do when she got into a fight with a big girl at the cotton camp in Chapter 28?

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

4. What song is played for the migrants to square dance to at the dance in Chapter 24?

5. Where does the man on the highway tell the Joads to go work picking peaches in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to Jim's death and Tom's flight in Chapter 26?

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

3. Who are the scientists that are described in Chapter 25?

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

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

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

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

8. How do the migrant societies entertain themselves, according to the narrator in Chapter 23?

9. What are Al's objectives at the Weedpatch camp's Saturday dance?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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