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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disease that caues inflammation of the spine is described in Chapter 21?
(a) Lymphoma.
(b) Pellagra.
(c) Cystic fybrosis.
(d) Rachitic disease.

2. The stranger and his son that meets the Joads in the river in Chapter 18 tells them, "Well, Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now it means you're" what (205)?
(a) "A nobody."
(b) "A worse plight to humanity than roaches."
(c) "A dirty son-of-a-bitch."
(d) "A thieving jackass bandit."

3. What does Ruthie beg Ma to get for her and Winfield at the store in Chapter 28?
(a) Gumdrops.
(b) Candy canes.
(c) Cracker Jacks.
(d) Milk.

4. Who is the chairman of the Central Committee at the Weedpatch camp?
(a) Ezra Huston.
(b) Jack Wilson.
(c) Michael Stay.
(d) James Watkins.

5. What type of red flower does Ruthie pick as the Joads make their way toward the barn in Chapter 30?
(a) A geranium.
(b) An Indian paintbrush.
(c) A rose.
(d) A chrysanthemum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose music does Bill the truck driver's friend play on the phonograph in Chapter 15?

2. Who is Rose of Sharon married to?

3. Highway 66 is described as what in the beginning of Chapter 12?

4. Where do the Joads go to buy a new tin stove and overalls in Chapter 28?

5. Where did Aunt Sadie get the china dog that is described in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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