This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Grapes Of Wrath > The Grapes Of Wrath – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The night of the camp dance, an inspiring story circulates about a group of workers who unionized in which city? A) Akron. B) Oklahoma City. C) St. Louis. D) Pittsburgh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Akron. 2. When Mae lies and says the really 5 cent apiece candy is two for one penny, it shows what about her character? A) It shows that she changes and is sympathetic to the boys. B) It shows that she wants to get rid of the candy. C) It shows that she just wants the man and boys to leave the store. D) It shows that she can break under pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It shows that she changes and is sympathetic to the boys. 3. The Farmers Association doesn't like the Weedpatch camp because they think it's full of ..... A) Disease. B) Hobos. C) Communists. D) Black people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communists. 4. In chapter 12 (about route 66) the following literary tool was used to emphasize the long journey ahead: A) Personification of the tractor. B) Animal imagery of bugs being crushed. C) Listing of setting-towns they will travel through. D) Conflict between Ma and Pa shown through dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Listing of setting-towns they will travel through. 5. What does Al think they will need to replace before they get to California? A) Motor. B) Fan belt. C) Tires. D) Gear box. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tires. 6. Destined to a bad outcome A) Doomed. B) Sorrow. C) Toil. D) Ruthless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doomed. 7. After her favorite team lost the championship, Emily experienced a deep feeling of 'sorrow'. What does 'sorrow' mean in this context? A) Contentment. B) Happiness. C) Distress. D) Elation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distress. 8. What does the father attempt to do with the junk dealer? A) Haggle the prices up. B) Haggle the prices down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haggle the prices up. 9. If a woman digs through her purse "frantically, " which of the following is most likely true? A) She behaves in a way meant to amuse her companions. B) She suggests that the purse does not really belong to her. C) She panics when she does not find what she seeks. D) She searches for her belongings in a slow, careful way. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She panics when she does not find what she seeks. 10. The suffix-less means "without." With this knowledge, select the correct definition of "speechless." A) Unable to talk. B) Having difficulty talking. C) Able to talk a lot. D) Learning how to talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unable to talk. 11. What is the meaning of bitterness? A) Condition causing pain or sorrow. B) In a tired manner. C) Destined to a bad outcome. D) Having no compassion or pity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condition causing pain or sorrow. 12. What is the meaning of 'sorrow'? A) Contentment. B) Happiness. C) Distress. D) Elation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distress. 13. At the river camp Pa Joad meets a man and his son. What news do they bring from CA? A) Work is great in CA. B) They were unable to get work. C) Land owners are only hiring Mexicans. D) Work can be found only in northern CA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were unable to get work. 14. Who says, "I'm just trying to get along without shoving nobody" ? A) Cases. B) Tom. C) Pa. D) Ma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom. 15. According to the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, 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. Which word means having no compassion or pity? A) Diversity. B) Sinister (adj.). C) Ruthless (adj.). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ruthless (adj.). 17. In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, how does the main character speaking mainly feel toward those he interacts with in town? A) Bitter. B) Grateful. C) Satisfied. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bitter. 18. What does it mean when the narrator compares the characters' lives to junk? A) It takes a special person to buy junk. B) People don't understand the value of junk. C) The characters' lives are worthless. D) People who buy junk have worthless lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The characters' lives are worthless. 19. The refugees referred to in Chapter 12 are most likely referring to whom? A) People who left their country of origin and came to the U.S. B) People from the Midwest, most notably Oklahoma moving West. C) People leaving their homes because they were kicked out. D) People who had no family. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People from the Midwest, most notably Oklahoma moving West. 20. What sense does "red dust" appeal to? A) Taste. B) Smell. C) Sight. D) Touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sight. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesThe Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 1The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 2The 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 9The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books