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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. How much did the job pay that Pa and Uncle John missed out on that morning in Chapter 24?
(a) 50 cents an hour.
(b) 20 cents an hour.
(c) 40 cents an hour.
(d) 30 cents an hour.

2. How much money does Timothy Wallace say he had to sell his car for in Chapter 22?
(a) $20.
(b) $10.
(c) $60.
(d) $56.

3. Who does Tom suggest stay behind with him to repair the car while the others go on west in Chapter 16?
(a) Jim.
(b) Grampa.
(c) Ma.
(d) Pa.

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

5. Where do the Joads go to buy a new tin stove and overalls in Chapter 28?
(a) Montague.
(b) Tulare.
(c) Barstow.
(d) Sacramento.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the son that is described as killing a deputy with a .22 rifle in Lawrenceville in Chapter 19?

2. Who offers Tom some Durham tobacco for a smoke at the meeting of the men at the camp in Chapter 26?

3. Where do the Joads stop at a bridge and the guard washes off the windshield sticker in Arizona in Chapter 18?

4. What does Ruthie describe in the picture she saw of the desert once in Chapter 18?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the migrant societies entertain themselves, according to the narrator in Chapter 23?

2. Where do the Joads and Wilsons stop to camp after crossing the California border? How is this setting described?

3. How is the system of law and order developed among the migrant camps according to the narrator in Chapter 17?

4. What are the impacts of industrialization in agriculture according to the narrator in Chapter 21?

5. Why did the residents of California hate the migrants when they arrived, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?

6. How is Mae described in Chapter 15? Who is she excited to see?

7. What are Al's objectives at the Weedpatch camp's Saturday dance?

8. Who are the scientists that are described in Chapter 25?

9. What amenties are provided at the Weedpatch camp and how do the Joads respond to finding these amenities?

10. What cruelty does the narrator describe in Chapter 25?

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