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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tom take the turtle with him in Chapter 4?
(a) To give it to his little sister.
(b) To set it free at his father's pond.
(c) To give it to his little brother.
(d) To keep it in an aquarium.

2. How are Tom Joad's clothes described in Chapter 2?
(a) Expensive and new.
(b) Covered in mud.
(c) Cheap and new.
(d) Old and ragged.

3. How is the well on the Joad homestead described when Tom arrives in Chapter 6?
(a) Absent.
(b) Trickling.
(c) Overflowing.
(d) Dry.

4. How many acres does Tom Joad say his father owns in Chapter 2?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 10.

5. How much does the owner of the used car lot tell Jim to sell the Chevy for with the bad rear end in Chapter 7?
(a) $47.
(b) $55.
(c) $35.
(d) $76.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the 40-year-old woman do as she approaches the turtle on the highway in Chapter 3?

2. Where does the truck driver describe a dance where someone was killed in Chapter 2?

3. How long ago does Grampa say it was that his brother went out West to California in Chapter 10?

4. What does the used car lot owner wish he had a thousand of in Chapter 7?

5. Who was the mother of the baby that was eaten by a pig next to the Joads'?

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