The Grapes of Wrath Quizzes

The Grapes of Wrath Quiz 1

By Jeremy Ross · Edited by Caroline Lauer · Last reviewed August 19, 2014

1 What weather event does the first chapter describe?

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900

The Tri-State Tornado of 1925

The San Francisco Earthquake

The Dust Bowl
2 Where has Tom Joad been released from just before he hitches a ride on a truck?

Hospital

Previous job

Mental facility

Jail
3 Why did Tom Joad serve time in jail?

Robbery

Rape

Homicide

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

Cat

Dog

Turtle

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

Pa Joad

Ma Joad

Jim Casy

Al Joad
6 What occupation did Jim Casy previously have?

Salesman

Preacher

Contractor

Farmer
7 How did Jim Casy take advantage of his position of authority?

Labor manipulation

Alcohol bootlegging

Financial embezzlement

Sexual relationships
8 Which of the following is NOT true of the murder Tom Joad committed?

He hit his opponent with a shovel.

He was attacking a family member.

He was in a fight.

He was stabbed.
9 How did the Joads acquire their house?

They built it.

They bought it from a land agent.

They stole it.

They bought it from a friend.
10 Why is Tom Joad out of jail?

He was found innocent.

He has been released on parole.

He escaped.

His sentence is finished.
11 What pushed the Oklahoma tenants off of their land?

Health precautions

Organized crime

Migrant workers

Industrialized farming
12 In the novel, what inanimate object is frequently referred to as a "monster?"

Church

Farm

Bank

Hospital
13 Where do the landowners suggest that the Oklahoma tenants go?

New York

California

Boston

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

Banks

"Owner men"

Tom Joad

Industrial agriculture
15 What does Tom Joad see when he first arrives at his home?

The foundation of his demolished house

His whole family, eagerly awaiting his arrival

The new family that has moved into his home

The dilapidated, collapsed shell of his house
16 What does Tom Joad infer when he sees that the scrap parts of the Joad house remain?

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

There must have been a fire that destroyed the house from the inside out.

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

His family must have been evicted.
17 Where is Joad's family, according to Muley?

En route to the prison

In California

At Uncle John's house

In New York
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?

Damn ol' graveyard ghos'

The Ol' Vigilante

The Fighter

Monster Man
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 with Joad and his family, traveling wherever they travel

Stay on the land and begin preaching again
21 Why is the used car industry booming?

People are hoping to sell cars for scrap metal.

People want to drive to different banks and talk to the employees.

People are trying to move out to California.

People are buying better cars using big business profits.
22 When Joad arrives at his Uncle's house, what does he discover?

His family has decided not to move to California.

His family is nearly ready to leave for California.

His father has left his mother.

His family is not there.
23 How does Joad's mother react when she sees him for the first time?

Some joy, then control of her emotions

Overwhelmingly joy

Fury that he was in jail in the first place

Deep sadness and remorse
24 Which adjective best describes Noah's demeanor?

Flamboyant

Quick to anger

Calm

Emotional
25 How does the Joad family envision California?

Dangerous and filled with possible enemies

Dry and in a drought

Filled with opportunities for easy fame

Filled with abundant produce that can be sold

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