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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the red ant attacks the turtle in Chapter 3?
(a) The turtle crawls into the stream.
(b) The turtle runs into a car.
(c) The turtle is killed by the ant's venom.
(d) The turtle squashes it with its shell.

2. Where does the truck driver describe a dance where someone was killed in Chapter 2?
(a) Sewannee.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Shawnee.
(d) Sycamore.

3. From what narrative point of view is The Grapes of Wrath related?
(a) Third person.
(b) Seond person.
(c) First person.
(d) Fourth person.

4. How does the narrator describe the sun in Chapter 1?
(a) White.
(b) Yello.
(c) Red.
(d) Gray.

5. What is referred to as "the monster" in Chapter 5 (36)?
(a) The bank.
(b) The tenant farmers.
(c) Religion.
(d) The government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom say is the first thing that kids do when they know a house is empty in Chapter 6?

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

3. How long does Tom estimate it will take the Joads to reach their destination in Chapter 10?

4. Why does Tom take the turtle with him in Chapter 4?

5. How many acres does Tom Joad say his father owns in Chapter 2?

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