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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sin does Casy say he committed after his fervent prayer meetings in Chapter 4?
(a) He smoked cigarettes and drank whiskey.
(b) He overate.
(c) He had sex with girls in the grass.
(d) He felt wrath for his constituents.

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

3. What does Tom Joad offer the truck driver a "snort" of in Chapter 2 (14)?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Port.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Gin.

4. What does Tom find on the sink shelf in the kitchen when he enters his abandoned homestead in Chapter 6?
(a) A bottle of milk and a can of soup.
(b) A fully placed dinner that has rotten.
(c) A beer bottle opener and a broken fork.
(d) A soup pan and a can of beans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the tractor driver's father in Chapter 5?

2. What does the truck driver say he is hoping to study through correspondence school in Chapter 2?

3. What do the tractors in the novel represent symbolically?

4. Approximately when did the Dust Bowl occur?

5. How much does Tom say his liquor cost when he offers some to Casy in Chapter 4?

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