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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom find on the sink shelf in the kitchen when he enters his abandoned homestead in Chapter 6?
(a) A fully placed dinner that has rotten.
(b) A soup pan and a can of beans.
(c) A bottle of milk and a can of soup.
(d) A beer bottle opener and a broken fork.

2. What does the willow tree hang over at the Joad homestead?
(a) The shed.
(b) The pig pen.
(c) The corn field.
(d) The rose garden.

3. What is the name of the dog that Tom recognizes among the others in Chapter 8?
(a) Mittens.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Pete.
(d) Flash.

4. How much does the owner of the used car lot tell Jim to sell the Chevy for with the bad rear end in Chapter 7?
(a) $55.
(b) $35.
(c) $76.
(d) $47.

5. Who is the tractor driver's father in Chapter 5?
(a) Gerald Ross.
(b) James Rogers.
(c) John Wilkins.
(d) Joe Davis.

6. How old is Ruthie in Chapter 10?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

7. What do the tractors in the novel represent symbolically?
(a) The Industrial Age.
(b) The birth of innocence.
(c) The education system.
(d) The accomplishments of intelligence.

8. For how long has Tom Joad been in prison when he is released?
(a) Four years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

9. What two locations does the narrator describe Highway 66 connecting in Chapter 12?
(a) Mississippi to Bakersfield.
(b) Texas to Los Angeles.
(c) Oklahoma City to San Francisco.
(d) Memphis to San Diego.

10. Who is Rose of Sharon married to?
(a) Connie.
(b) Max.
(c) Mark.
(d) Wilson.

11. What does Tom say his father strung up in a tree that he points out in the fields in Chapter 8?
(a) A snake.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A gopher.
(d) A chicken.

12. Where does the truck driver describe a dance where someone was killed in Chapter 2?
(a) Shawnee.
(b) Sycamore.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Sewannee.

13. What does the used car lot owner wish he had a thousand of in Chapter 7?
(a) Model-T's.
(b) Jalopies.
(c) Cadillacs.
(d) Model-A's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Uncle John's wife presumably die from?

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

4. Where does Tom Joad first encounter Jim Casy in Chapter 4?

5. What happens when the red ant attacks the turtle in Chapter 3?

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