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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. In Chapter 16, the narrator says of the Joads and Wilsons, "Two days the families were in flight, but on the third the land was too huge for them and they settled into a new technique of living; the highways became their home and movement their medium of" what (164)?
(a) "Prayer."
(b) "Solitude."
(c) "Expression."
(d) "Observance."

2. About how long does Al tell his girlfriend the Joads will be gone up north in Chapter 26?
(a) Six months.
(b) A year.
(c) A month.
(d) Two months.

3. What does Ma make to celebrate Al's engagement in Chapter 28?
(a) Chocolate cake.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Waffles.
(d) Peach cobbler.

4. Who drives the touring car as the Joads and Wilsons cross New Mexico in Chapter 16?
(a) Pa.
(b) Tom.
(c) Ma.
(d) Al.

5. How far are the Joads and Wilsons from Albuquerque when the touring car breaks down in Chapter 16?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 40 miles.
(c) 200 miles.
(d) 75 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens with the Joads' car after they pass Bakersfield heading north in Chapter 26?

2. Who is described as "bull-simple" at the migrant camp in Chapter 20 (244)?

3. What number campsite are the Joads given when they arrive at the Weedpatch camp in Chapter 22?

4. How much money does Pa say they have left once the Joads reach California and camp for the day in Chapter 18?

5. Of what does one of the listeners say he would "cord 'em up around me like wood, an I'd eat my way out" if he were rich in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What departures are seen in Chapter 18? Who continues west?

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

4. How do the farm owners benefit from the masses of the arriving Okies?

5. What do the migrant and his son ask for at the diner in Chapter 15? What do they receive?

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

7. Why does Ma refuse to leave Tom and Jim behind in Chapter 16?

8. Who are the Joads' neighbors in Chapter 28? How are they described?

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

10. Who is Floyd Knowles and why is he almost killed?

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