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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the line in which the title of the novel appears in Chapter 25, the narrator states, "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for" what (349)?
(a) "The vintage."
(b) "Justice."
(c) "Closure."
(d) "Revenge."

2. Where do the Joads go to the coroner's office in Chapter 20?
(a) Barstow.
(b) Fresno.
(c) Bakersfield.
(d) San Francisco.

3. What musical instrument does the narrator in Chapter 23 describe as rare and hard to learn?
(a) A banjo.
(b) A flute.
(c) A trumpet.
(d) A fiddle.

4. What does the narrator say that the owners followed by importing "slaves" in Chapter 19?
(a) France.
(b) Rome.
(c) Israel.
(d) Germany.

5. What is the name of Timothy Wallace's son?
(a) Jim.
(b) Wilkie.
(c) Paul.
(d) Jackson.

6. How old is the son that is described as killing a deputy with a .22 rifle in Lawrenceville in Chapter 19?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

7. Who offers Tom some Durham tobacco for a smoke at the meeting of the men at the camp in Chapter 26?
(a) Roger.
(b) Jim.
(c) Jule.
(d) Jack.

8. What does Rose of Sharon say Connie wants to study by correspondence in Chapter 16?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Radio.
(c) Mechanical engineering.
(d) Architecture.

9. How much money does the man offer for picking cotton that Ma encounters on her way back to the camp after seeing Tom in Chapter 28?
(a) 2 dollars.
(b) 65 cents.
(c) 40 cents.
(d) 90 cents.

10. What is Jule Vitela's heritage described as in Chapter 24?
(a) Full-blooded Cherokee.
(b) Mexican.
(c) Half black.
(d) Half Cherokee.

11. How much money does Ma give to Tom when she goes to see him at his hideout in Chapter 28?
(a) $2.
(b) $3.
(c) $7.
(d) $9.

12. What did Ruthie do when she got into a fight with a big girl at the cotton camp in Chapter 28?
(a) She told her that her mother was a witch.
(b) She called the police.
(c) She told her that Tom killed two men and was hiding.
(d) She punched her and knocked her out.

13. What sound awakens Tom as he sleeps in the truck on the Joads' first night at the Weedpatch camp?
(a) Clashing iron.
(b) Howling coyotes.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) Howling wolves.

14. What is the name of the Wainwrights' teenage daughter?
(a) Aggie.
(b) Annie.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Laura.

15. Who is the chairman of the entertainment at the Weedpatch camp?
(a) Willie Eaton.
(b) Jack Wilson.
(c) Michael Stay.
(d) James Watkins.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. What does the narrator describe as the only two punishments for breaking the unspoken laws within the migrant camps in Chapter 17?

3. How much does the farmer at the cotton ranch charge the workers for a bag for picking in Chapter 27?

4. How much does Tom say Pa paid to get a painted piece of board stuck up over Granma in Chapter 20?

5. On what day of the week is the dance held at the Weedpatch camp in Chapter 24?

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