This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Grapes Of Wrath > The Grapes Of Wrath – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 13 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Tom hear about things in California? A) There were swimming pools and movie stars. B) That there was a lot of money to make. C) That the ocean is beautiful. D) That wages were low and that jobs were hard to get. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That wages were low and that jobs were hard to get. 2. What are the symbols in the Novel A) Land turtle, bank moster, dying dog and the Road rote 66. B) Red turtle, and Road rote 66. C) John Steinbeck and land turtle. D) The grapes of wrath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land turtle, bank moster, dying dog and the Road rote 66. 3. Standing above others in quality or position. A) Eminent. B) Truculent. C) Beseech. D) Tributary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eminent. 4. How do the women seem to be? A) Emotional. B) Exhausted. C) Excited. D) Elusive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotional. 5. What book of the Old Testament is a parallel for the Joads' journey on Route 66? A) Genesis. B) Leviticus. C) The Promised Land. D) Exodus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exodus. 6. Why were Okies despised by land owners and other Californians? A) For their lack of education. B) For being poor. C) For their resilience and wretchedness. D) For the way they spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For their resilience and wretchedness. 7. What is the opposite of 'resentment'? A) Anger. B) Satisfaction. C) Joy. D) Bitterness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joy. 8. Panchito's father checked the car ..... before he bought it. A) Frantically. B) Wearily. C) Thoroughly. D) Instinctively. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thoroughly. 9. In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, what are the characters selling? A) Belongings & horses they hope to get cash for. B) The house they no longer plan to live in. C) Extra food they have in their pantry. D) Assistance for people moving away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belongings & horses they hope to get cash for. 10. What unexpected problem delays the Joads from leaving Weedpatch? A) A flat tire. B) A flash flood. C) A missing child. D) A police raid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A flat tire. 11. When you get a free gift for buying something else, you are getting a ..... A) Possession. B) Premium. C) Plait. D) Prance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Premium. 12. What does this passage most likely reveal about the cultural context of the story? "Maybe we can start again, in the new rich land ..... We'll start over" A) People hoped they could find a better life. B) People felt safer if they stayed where they were. C) People talked a lot about leaving but never did. D) People loved change and adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People hoped they could find a better life. 13. What does speechless mean? A) In a hurry. B) Unable to talk. C) Talking too much. D) Always talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unable to talk. 14. Which word means a condition CAUSING pain or sorrow? A) Sorrow. B) Ruthless. C) Toil. D) Bitterness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bitterness. 15. The base word speech refers to talking. Use this information, as well as yourknowledge of the suffix-less, to select the correct definition of speechless. A) Able to talk. B) Trying to talk. C) Unable to talk. D) Starting to talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unable to talk. 16. What is the theme statement that DOES NOT apply to the text? A) There's a light at the end of the tunnel. B) Moving can be a way for some to deal with adveristy. C) Overcoming adversity is always a challenge. D) When there's a will, there's a way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When there's a will, there's a way. 17. Who volunteers to stay with the Wilson's car after it breaks down? A) Mr. Wilson and Tom. B) Tom, Pa, and Al. C) Tom, Jim Casy, and Al. D) Noah, Al, and Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom, Jim Casy, and Al. 18. Which context clue tells you the family loves the horses? A) She rubbed the soft noses with her cheek. B) The horses sniff the air. C) The horses look the same. D) The horses run free. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She rubbed the soft noses with her cheek. 19. After thinking about the imagery in The Grapes of Wrath, what sense does "red dust" appeal to? A) Taste. B) Sight. C) Touch. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sight. 20. Something that is irritating or causing trouble A) Annoyance (noun). B) Wearily (adverb). C) Apiece (adverb). D) Resignedly (adverb). 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