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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many acres does Tom Joad say his father owns in Chapter 2?
2. Who in the back seat of the car wants a cup of water in Chapter 12?
3. What did Tom use to kill the man that pulled a knife on him in a bar fight?
4. Whose pigtails does Tom say he was pulling on the day he was baptized in Chapter 4?
5. What does the used car lot owner wish he had a thousand of in Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tom discover when he reaches his family's homestead in Chapter 6?
2. How are the circumstances of the landowners described in Chapter 5?
3. Why does Jim Casy ask to accompany the Joads? Why do they let him?
4. How does Tom's family respond upon seeing him in Chapter 8?
5. How does the narrator describe the spirit of man in Chapter 14?
6. What hopes and aspirations do the Joad family members have for California before they set out?
7. How are the used car lot owners described in Chapter 7?
8. What happens to the Joads' dog at the gas station in Chapter 13?
9. Who are Tom's siblings and how old are they?
10. What is the purpose of the author's focus on the turtle in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of family and community in The Grapes of Wrath. What are the meanings and importance of family and community to the characters in the novel? What are the benefits of community? What are the drawbacks?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the setting of the Weedpatch camp in the novel. Where do the Joads find the Weedpatch camp? How does this setting differ from their previous camp locations? Who do they meet at this setting?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the symbolism of the turtle in the novel. Where is the turtle introduced? What obstacles does it face in its journey? How does it overcome these obstacles?
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