The Grapes of Wrath Quizzes

The Grapes of Wrath Quiz 1

1 What weather event does the first chapter describe?
The Dust Bowl

The San Francisco Earthquake

The Tri-State Tornado of 1925

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900
2 Where has Tom Joad been released from just before he hitches a ride on a truck?
Jail

Hospital

Mental facility

Previous job
3 Why did Tom Joad serve time in jail?
Homicide

Arson

Rape

Robbery
4 What animal does Tom Joad pick up in the road?
Rabbit

Turtle

Dog

Cat
5 Whom does Tom Joad meet on his way home from jail?
Al Joad

Jim Casy

Pa Joad

Ma Joad
6 What occupation did Jim Casy previously have?
Salesman

Farmer

Contractor

Preacher
7 How did Jim Casy take advantage of his position of authority?
Financial embezzlement

Alcohol bootlegging

Labor manipulation

Sexual relationships
8 Which of the following is NOT true of the murder Tom Joad committed?
He was attacking a family member.

He was in a fight.

He was stabbed.

He hit his opponent with a shovel.
9 How did the Joads acquire their house?
They stole it.

They built it.

They bought it from a friend.

They bought it from a land agent.
10 Why is Tom Joad out of jail?
He has been released on parole.

His sentence is finished.

He was found innocent.

He escaped.
11 What pushed the Oklahoma tenants off of their land?
Organized crime

Migrant workers

Industrialized farming

Health precautions
12 In the novel, what inanimate object is frequently referred to as a "monster?"
Church

Bank

Hospital

Farm
13 Where do the landowners suggest that the Oklahoma tenants go?
Oregon

New York

California

Boston
14 Whom would Muley NOT describe as one of "Them sons-a-bitches?"
Industrial agriculture

Tom Joad

"Owner men"

Banks
15 What does Tom Joad see when he first arrives at his home?
His whole family, eagerly awaiting his arrival

The dilapidated, collapsed shell of his house

The foundation of his demolished house

The new family that has moved into his home
16 What does Tom Joad infer when he sees that the scrap parts of the Joad house remain?
His family must have been evicted.

His family must have left to go visit him in jail, and will probably reach home very soon.

There are no neighbors living in the area, because nobody has taken parts off the house.

There must have been a fire that destroyed the house from the inside out.
17 Where is Joad's family, according to Muley?
At Uncle John's house

En route to the prison

In New York

In California
18 Why are the people being kicked off the land, according to Muley?
Efforts to increase profit margins

Excessively high crime rate

Voluntary and willing departures

Corrupt police force
19 What does Muley frequently call himself?
The Fighter

The Ol' Vigilante

Monster Man

Damn ol' graveyard ghos'
20 What does Casy decide he will do after Tom Joad reunites with his family?
Say goodbye and move on

Hitch-hike to California

Stay on the land and begin preaching again

Stay with Joad and his family, traveling wherever they travel
21 Why is the used car industry booming?
People want to drive to different banks and talk to the employees.

People are buying better cars using big business profits.

People are hoping to sell cars for scrap metal.

People are trying to move out to California.
22 When Joad arrives at his Uncle's house, what does he discover?
His family is nearly ready to leave for California.

His family has decided not to move to California.

His family is not there.

His father has left his mother.
23 How does Joad's mother react when she sees him for the first time?
Some joy, then control of her emotions

Fury that he was in jail in the first place

Deep sadness and remorse

Overwhelmingly joy
24 Which adjective best describes Noah's demeanor?
Emotional

Flamboyant

Calm

Quick to anger
25 How does the Joad family envision California?
Filled with abundant produce that can be sold

Filled with opportunities for easy fame

Dangerous and filled with possible enemies

Dry and in a drought

The land owners were building their empires off the backs of slaves.

Now farming became industry, and the owners followed Rome, although they did not know it. They imported slaves, although they did not call them slaves: Chinese, Japanese,...

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Answered by Aslan on 6/5/2018 4:11 PM