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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the tenant farmer holding as he watches the tractor wreck his home in Chapter 5?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A rake.
(c) A bayonette.
(d) A dagger.

2. Approximately when did the Dust Bowl occur?
(a) 1919-1925.
(b) 1939-1944.
(c) 1934-1940.
(d) 1930-1932.

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

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

5. What crop is growing across Tom's homestead when he arrives in Chapter 6?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Grapes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Uncle John been married when his wife died?

2. What is printed on the side of the red truck outside the roadside restaurant in Chapter 2?

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

4. What is the name of the used car salesman that is addressed by the boss in Chapter 7?

5. What does Tom describe Uncle John leaving on his pillow when he was a kid in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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