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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 21 refers to a disease caused by a lack of niacin (B3) and causes sores in the mouth?
(a) Gangrene.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Rachitic disease.
(d) Pellagra.

2. What apparently causes the rattling pound in the touring car in Chapter 16?
(a) Con-rod bearing.
(b) Broken rims.
(c) Radiator.
(d) Loose gasket.

3. What number campsite are the Joads given when they arrive at the Weedpatch camp in Chapter 22?
(a) Number 10.
(b) Number 34.
(c) Number 12.
(d) Number 4.

4. What is the pretty town that is described on the border of California in Chapter 12?
(a) Fremont.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Wilkins.
(d) Needles.

5. 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) Con-rods.
(d) Radiators.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the willow tree hang over at the Joad homestead?

2. The narrator states in Chapter 19, "And while the Californians wanted many things, accumulation, social success, amusement, luxury, and a curious banking security, the new barbarians wanted only two things..." (233). What were the two things that the Okies wanted?

3. What sound awakens Tom as he sleeps in the truck on the Joads' first night at the Weedpatch camp?

4. What does Grampa Joad die from in Chapter 13?

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

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