This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Grapes Of Wrath > The Grapes Of Wrath – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, where are the characters planning to travel? A) The St. Louis Fair. B) The East Coast. C) Their hometown. D) California. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) California. 2. The opposite of happiness A) Threshold. B) Bitterness. C) Dispel. D) Feigned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bitterness. 3. PART A. In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, what does the main character speaking think will happen to the people who buy his belongings? A) They will suffer a dark fate. B) They will regret their cheapness. C) They will never use what they buy. D) They will have better luck in life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They will suffer a dark fate. 4. How much was the real cost of the peppermint stick candy? A) Five cents for one. B) Twenty-five cents for two. C) A dollar for one. D) One cent for two. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Five cents for one. 5. What is the author's first name? A) Joseph. B) James. C) John. D) Jed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John. 6. Another word for a single, long step is ..... A) Romp. B) Stride. C) Bounding. D) Lunging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stride. 7. If a woman is digging through her purse frantically, which of the following is most likely true? A) She is trying to be funny to those around her. B) She starts to panic when she can't find what she's looking for. C) She searches her purse in a slow and careful way. D) She is distracted by activities around her while searching her purse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She starts to panic when she can't find what she's looking for. 8. " ..... the cats crept" (158). A) Personification. B) Anaphora. C) Multi-connector. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 9. Which sentence best illustrates the word toil? A) I worked in the garden all day under the hot sun, pulling out weeds and planting flowers. B) I was at the beach for hours and relaxed in the sun. C) I thought the test would be easy, so I didn't study. D) I made sure my homework was done before I played games with my friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I worked in the garden all day under the hot sun, pulling out weeds and planting flowers. 10. What did Mae sell the peppermint stick candy for? A) Five cents for one. B) One dollar for one. C) Twenty-five cents for two. D) One cent for two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One cent for two. 11. What does Mae and the others at the gas station wonder about all the people traveling west? A) Why are they going to California. B) Why they have all their belongings in the car. C) Why they have such old cars. D) Where they are coming from and where are they going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where they are coming from and where are they going. 12. During a competitive game, a player who does not show any mercy to their opponents is considered what? A) Compassionate. B) Generous. C) Kind. D) Ruthless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ruthless. 13. When the main character speaking in the selection from TheGrapes of Wrath says, "You're not buying only junk, you're buyingjunked lives, " what does he mean? A) Those who buy others' junk have little meaning in their lives. B) The junk represents the now ruined lives of its owners. C) Only people with bad taste would accumulate and sell such rubbish. D) The value of junk is only clear to those who learn to appreciate it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The junk represents the now ruined lives of its owners. 14. Identify the choice that best answers the question. What theme is suggested by this passage from the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath? To California or any place-every one a drum major leading a parade of hurts, marching with our bitterness. A) Bitterness is never the answer to one's troubles. B) We can escape bitterness if we go to new places. C) People need to rise above their petty problems. D) Everybody carries personal pain throughout life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Everybody carries personal pain throughout life. 15. According to the excerpt, where is the narrator planning to travel? A) The St. Louis Fair. B) The East Coast. C) His hometown. D) California. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) California. 16. Wanting something a lot A) Craving (verb). B) Inflexible (adjective). C) Rigid (adjective). D) Faltering (adjective). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Craving (verb). 17. What is the cultural context of the story? A) There was an excess of food. B) There was too much grass because the cows stopped grazing. C) People moved in hopes of a better life. D) There was plenty of money for everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People moved in hopes of a better life. 18. What is the meaning of "Sullenly" ? A) Something that is irritating or causing trouble. B) Wanting something a lot. C) Something done with strong emotion; aggressively. D) Sadly, in a depressing and gloomy way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sadly, in a depressing and gloomy way. 19. How'll it be not to know what land's outside the door? How if you wake up in the night and know-and know the willow tree's not there? Can you live without the willow tree? Well, no, you can't. The willow tree is you. What does the willow tree represent to the narrator? A) His lost childhood dreams. B) A new life in another place. C) A love of the outdoors. D) His personal history. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His personal history. 20. What information is portrayed in both the Dust Bowl video and The Grapes of Wrath? A) Extreme drought prevented people from farming. B) During hard times, people must make hard decisions. C) Humans did not contribute to the Dust Bowl. D) Tenant farmers were affected the most during the Dust Bowl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extreme drought prevented people from farming. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesThe Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 1The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 2The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 3The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 4The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 5The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 6The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 7The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 8The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books