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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 does Tom say is the first thing that kids do when they know a house is empty in Chapter 6?
(a) Throw rocks at the windows.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Make up ghost stories.
(d) Come inside to steal things.

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

3. What kind of preacher does Casy say he was in Chapter 4?
(a) A Snake Charmer.
(b) A Healer.
(c) A Burning Busher.
(d) An Anglican.

4. What is printed on the side of the red truck outside the roadside restaurant in Chapter 2?
(a) Mississippi Transport Company.
(b) Oklahoma City Transport Company.
(c) Oklahoma Sanitation Department.
(d) Omaha Transport Company.

5. Of whom does Tom say in Chapter 8, "He's gettin' screwy like a gopher, livin' like he does" (69)?
(a) Roger.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Pete.
(d) Muley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary device is used in the following sentence from Chapter 2? "His hands were hard, with broad fingers and nails as thick and ridged as little clam shells" (9).

2. From what narrative point of view is The Grapes of Wrath related?

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

4. What is referred to as "the monster" in Chapter 5 (36)?

5. What does the sticker on the windshield of the truck say in Chapter 2?

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