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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. Where do the Joads go to buy a new tin stove and overalls in Chapter 28?

2. How far are the Joads and Wilsons from Albuquerque when the touring car breaks down in Chapter 16?

3. What is Jule Vitela's heritage described as in Chapter 24?

4. What does the guard of the Weedpatch camp say that the Central Committee voted regarding preachers in the camp?

5. Who is the tenant at the Weedpatch camp that supposedly invited the three strangers to the dance in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe California's history in Chapter 19?

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

3. What does the committe discover before the Weedpatch dance in Chapter 24?

4. What does "Hooverville" refer to in the text and historically?

5. What are Rose of Sharon's hopes for the new land in California in Chapter 16?

6. Where is the Weedpatch camp located and how do the Joads find it?

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

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

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

10. How is the Joads' new home described in Chapter 28?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different settings of roadside diners and restaurants that frequently arise in the novel. Why does the author make these interludes? What characters are described at the diners? Why are truck drivers so revered in these settings?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the settings of "Hoovervilles" across California. Why were these camps given that name? How is the Hooverville described that the Joads encounter in Bakersfield? What are their perceptions of the camp?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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