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Grapes of Wrath
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"Test your knowledge of John Steinbeck's 'Grapes of Wrath'."

4 Points Per Correct Answer

1. Who was the main character of 'Grapes of Wrath'? _Aggie Wainwright _Al Joad _Tom Joad _ Jim Casy 2. Jim Casy was a former.... _farmer _ preacher _ police officer _clerk 3. Who was the father of Rose of Sharon's baby? _Muley Graves _Floyd _Noah _Connie 4. The Joad's home state is.... _Answer: (One Word) _______________________________________________ 5. Tom was on parole because he... _stole food _robbed his neighbor _killed a man _ broke into a house
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6. Who died on the first night on the road? _Grampa _Mrs. Wilson _Granma _Noah 7. What family member stayed behind at the river? _Al _Noah _Rose of Sharon _ Tom 8. What family member died while crossing the desert? _Granma _Al _Granpa _Casy 9. Who did the police arrest at the Hooverville? _Al _Tom _Casy _ Pa Joad 10. Which family member was responsible for the operation of the truck? _Tom _ PaMa _ Noah _Al
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11. Ma Joad cooked a soup and was soon surrounded by... _ the family _ hungry children _flies _ the Wilsons 12. At the government camp, Ruthie and Winfield thought they broke the... _bath tub _ sink _ toilet _ shower 13. The sheriff tried to destroy the government camp by claiming the residents were... _drinking _singing _dancing _ rioting 14. Although the government camp was the nicest place they stayed, the Joads left because... _there were unfriendly people _Tom killed a man _they could not find work _ Uncle John died 15. When Ma went to the company store, what was she was upset over? _ Ruthie misbehaving _the unfriendly clerk _names people called her _ high prices
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16. The citadel of the family was... Answer: (One Word) ______________________________________________ 17. The men outside of the peach ranch killed.... Answer: (full name or just surname) _________________________________ 18. How did the Wilsons help the Joads? _helped take care of Granpa _gave them a place to stay _gave them money _gave them food 19. Al's future wife was... _Ezra Davis _Rose of Sharon _ Aggie Wainwright _Elizabeth Rawley 20. Who was the manager of the government camp? _Mr. Wilson _Jim Rawley _Mr. Hooper _ James Nelson 21. The family moved out of the boxcar because of... _the cold _the heat _they found other work _ a flood

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22. Tom left the family because... _he wanted to get married to a woman in Oregon _he was sick _he wanted to finish Casy's work _he was ashamed of them 23. After Rose of Sharon's baby dies, which family member is told to bury the baby? _Pa Joad _ Uncle John _ Ma Joad _Tom 24. In the last chapter of the novel, where does the family take shelter? _a barn _a house _ a church _ the government camp 25. Rose of Sharon was able to help... _ a starving stranger _ Winfield _ Ruthie _a little boy

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