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The Grapes of Wrath Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ivy Wilson's wife's name?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Mona.
(c) Opal.
(d) Sairy.

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

3. What setting is described as where the swallows nest that Tom visits before leaving for California in Chapter 10?
(a) The roof.
(b) The shed.
(c) The willow tree.
(d) The red bank.

4. Of whom does Tom say in Chapter 8, "He's gettin' screwy like a gopher, livin' like he does" (69)?
(a) Pete.
(b) Roger.
(c) Muley.
(d) Jackson.

5. How many cars a day does the man at the gas station say he sees pass on their way to move West in Chapter 13?
(a) 300-350 cars a day.
(b) 50-60 cars a day.
(c) 200-250 cars a day.
(d) 100-200 cars a day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom find on the sink shelf in the kitchen when he enters his abandoned homestead in Chapter 6?

2. Who does Tom describe having sex in a barn when he brought a heifer to mate with a bull in Chapter 8?

3. What two locations does the narrator describe Highway 66 connecting in Chapter 12?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the used car lot owners described in Chapter 7?

2. Whom do Jim and Tom encounter at the Joad homestead in Chapter 6? How is this character described?

3. What information does Tom reveal about Uncle John in Chapter 8?

4. How does the narrator describe the exchange between the migrant and the tire-seller in Chapter 12?

5. What happens to the Joads' dog at the gas station in Chapter 13?

6. How does Tom's family respond upon seeing him in Chapter 8?

7. Why does Tom take the turtle with him in Chapter 4?

8. Who are Tom's siblings and how old are they?

9. How are the circumstances of the landowners described in Chapter 5?

10. Where does Tom Joad solicit a ride in Chapter 2? Who gives him a ride?

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