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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What parts of a car does the narrator say "can rattle till Jesus comes again with no harm" in Chapter 12 (120)?
(a) Tappets.
(b) Rims.
(c) Radiators.
(d) Con-rods.

2. Where does the man at the migrant camp say he and his wife are going up north while he works on his car in Chapter 20?
(a) Salinas.
(b) Montague.
(c) Eureka.
(d) Redding.

3. The narrator states in Chapter 11, "... the machine man, driving a dead tractor on land he does not know and love, understands only" what (117)?
(a) "Capital."
(b) "Dirt."
(c) "Chemistry."
(d) "Commerce."

4. What is the name of the used car salesman that is addressed by the boss in Chapter 7?
(a) Mark.
(b) Pete.
(c) Jim.
(d) Jack.

5. What town does one reach after crossing the desert when entering California by Highway 66, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?
(a) Tulare.
(b) Barney.
(c) Barstow.
(d) Lassen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By what name does the waitress call the truck driver Bill in Chapter 15?

3. Who drives the touring car as the Joads and Wilsons cross New Mexico in Chapter 16?

4. What is Ivy Wilson's wife's name?

5. How much money does the tractor driver say he makes in a day in Chapter 5?

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