This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > The Grapes Of Wrath > The Grapes Of Wrath – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Grapes Of Wrath Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who could most likely be described as ruthless? A) A child who received a present. B) An angry dictator. C) A boss who likes their employess. D) A politician raising money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An angry dictator. 2. After the school president election, Ramon, Luna, and Elijah were discussing the results. Ramon, who lost the election, was filled with bitterness. True or false:Ramon was filled with joy. A) Not sure. B) True. C) False. D) Can't say. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False. 3. In the chapter, the author describes the tractor driver as he his plowing the land. The general thought on the tractor driver by the author is which of the following? A) He is disconnected from the land and the products that come from the land (such as bread and grain). B) The tractor driver has a deep connection to the land and harvesting. C) He is connected to the people and the land. D) He doesn't understand why people are leaving so quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is disconnected from the land and the products that come from the land (such as bread and grain). 4. In Chapter 13, what does the man on the side of the road say that causes concern for the Joads? A) There are no gas stations for 50 miles. B) There are huge penalties for burying people anywhere but in a graveyard. C) He saw the same handbill that the Joads saw. D) His wife is very sick and is contagious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He saw the same handbill that the Joads saw. 5. What is the meaning of "Timidly" ? A) Something done in a tired or exhausted way. B) Being humble; modest. C) In a way that shows fear or shyness. D) Giving up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a way that shows fear or shyness. 6. What is the cultural context of The Grapes of Wrath? A) People hated new adventures. B) People didn't follow through on their ideas. C) People were searching for better lives. D) New adventures were exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People were searching for better lives. 7. How does the main character feel while selling his possessions? A) Grateful. B) Indifferent. C) Bitter. D) Tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bitter. 8. According to the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, where are the characters planning to travel? A) California. B) The St. Louis Fair. C) Their hometown. D) The East Coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) California. 9. The opposite of happiness A) Dispel. B) Bitterness. C) Threshold. D) Feigned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bitterness. 10. 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 have better luck in life. B) They will suffer a dark fate. C) They will never use what they buy. D) They will regret their cheapness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They will suffer a dark fate. 11. How much was the real cost of the peppermint stick candy? A) Five cents for one. B) A dollar for one. C) One cent for two. D) Twenty-five cents for two. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Five cents for one. 12. What is the author's first name? A) John. B) Joseph. C) Jed. D) James. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John. 13. Another word for a single, long step is ..... A) Romp. B) Stride. C) Lunging. D) Bounding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stride. 14. 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. 15. " ..... the cats crept" (158). A) Personification. B) Anaphora. C) Multi-connector. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 16. 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. 17. What did Mae sell the peppermint stick candy for? A) One dollar for one. B) Five cents for one. C) One cent for two. D) Twenty-five cents for two. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One cent for two. 18. 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. 19. During a competitive game, a player who does not show any mercy to their opponents is considered what? A) Kind. B) Ruthless. C) Compassionate. D) Generous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ruthless. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. According to the excerpt, where is the narrator planning to travel? A) The East Coast. B) California. C) The St. Louis Fair. D) His hometown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) California. 23. Wanting something a lot A) Rigid (adjective). B) Inflexible (adjective). C) Faltering (adjective). D) Craving (verb). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Craving (verb). 24. What is the cultural context of the story? A) People moved in hopes of a better life. B) There was too much grass because the cows stopped grazing. C) There was an excess of food. D) There was plenty of money for everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People moved in hopes of a better life. 25. 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. 26. 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) Tenant farmers were affected the most during the Dust Bowl. D) Humans did not contribute to the Dust Bowl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extreme drought prevented people from farming. 27. Work hard andwith difficulty A) Sorrow. B) Frantically. C) Toil. D) Doomed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toil. 28. What problem does the Joad family face with the death of this family member? A) Call the coroner and pay $ 40 or declare them a pauper?. B) Should they do the unspeakable and butcher their body?. C) Who will lead the family now?. D) Who will take care of the dog?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Call the coroner and pay $ 40 or declare them a pauper?. 29. Why are the boys shocked to see the candy display? A) They really wanted the candy. B) They were hungry and had not eaten candy in a long time. C) They had never seen so much candy before. D) They refused to eat any bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had never seen so much candy before. 30. What information is communicated in both the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath and the video "The Dust Bowl" ? A) People were unable to farm the lands due to severe drought. B) Farmers contributed to the Dust Bowl by overusing the soil. C) The Dust Bowl lasted for several years during the 1930s. D) People made hard decisions about what to leave behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People were unable to farm the lands due to severe drought. 31. How does The Grapes of Wrath portray the Dust Bowl? A) They leave out the thoughts of characters. B) They only show facts. C) The story shows the thoughts and actions of people experiencing the Dust Bowl. D) The story exaggerates what happened during the Dust Bowl. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The story shows the thoughts and actions of people experiencing the Dust Bowl. 32. Overall, how would you say Tom Joad was received by this family? A) Tom's family hated him. B) Tom's family didn't want anything to do with him. C) Tom's family were happy to see him, but they were skeptical of his return. D) Tom's family was very happy to see him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom's family were happy to see him, but they were skeptical of his return. 33. What happens to the belongings the characters leave behind? A) They are stolen. B) They are sold. C) They are moved at a later date. D) They are burned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are burned. 34. What is the purpose of Jim Casy saying "grace" when at the Joad's table? A) It made him feel like a preacher again. B) It allowed him to speak about his journey of finding himself to God as he said Grace. C) It allowed him to show authority. D) It gave him a way to seem successful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It allowed him to speak about his journey of finding himself to God as he said Grace. 35. If Elijah, Aria, and Kai were to toil each day at their group project, would they be likely to consider the project easy? A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) Depends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 36. Identify the choice that best answers the question. In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, how does the narrator mainly feel toward those he interacts with in town? A) Satisfied. B) Bitter. C) Grateful. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bitter. 37. What does ruthless mean? A) Having no compassion or pity for others. B) Empathetic. C) Having sympathy. D) Compassionate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having no compassion or pity for others. 38. Who says, "There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do" ? A) Tom. B) Cases. C) Gramma. D) Ma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cases. 39. Identify the choice that best answers the question. In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, how does the narrator feel about his upcoming journey? A) Unconcerned. B) Thrilled. C) Calm. D) Discouraged. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discouraged. 40. What does this passage from the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath show about the setting of the story? Can't sell a hand plow any more. Fifty cents for the weight of the metal. Disks and tractors, that's the stuff now. A) It is set during a time when farming equipment is not worth much. B) It is a time when it is easy to make money. C) It was a time long ago. D) It is a place with affordable equipment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is set during a time when farming equipment is not worth much. 41. Which of the sentences best describes sorrow? A) A man looking for some entertainment online. B) A lady who lost her bestfriend of a car accident. C) A women who is joining the dance club. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lady who lost her bestfriend of a car accident. 42. Which of the sentences best describes toil? A) A news anchor that reports on TV every morning. B) An advertising specialist who works in an office. C) A construction worker who works either under the sun or through the rain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A construction worker who works either under the sun or through the rain. 43. It is apparent in Chapter 8 that Al finds his identity partially in what? A) The fact that his brother Tom is a good guy. B) The fact that Tom Joad killed a man and others respect him for it. C) The fact that Tom Joad has been gone so long. D) The fact that Al had to run his own life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The fact that Tom Joad killed a man and others respect him for it. 44. After losing their farms, the men became ruthless and often took out their frustration on their families. A) Great sadness or suffering. B) Causing a lot of pain. C) To work extremely hard. D) Having no compassion or pity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having no compassion or pity. 45. Which response supports the junk buyers future suffering? A) Give me five dollars. B) Ten dollars is too much. C) Soon you will be cut down and no one will save you. D) Rain will come and end the drought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soon you will be cut down and no one will save you. 46. What part of speech is sorrow in the following sentence?You're buying years of work, toil in the sun; you're buying a sorrow that can't talk. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 47. What theme is suggested by the following passage?"To California or any other place-every one a drum major leading a parade of hurts, marching with our bitterness." A) Bitterness and anger are never the answer to one's problems. B) Everybody carries personal pain or challenges throughout life. C) People need to learn how to just deal with their problems. D) We can leave bitterness behind if we go somewhere new. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everybody carries personal pain or challenges throughout life. 48. The men took in all their possessions to sell including the horses. How much did theye get? A) 20 dollars. B) 18 dollars. C) 150 dollars. D) 50 dollars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18 dollars. 49. It is normal to feel sorrow after a pet dies. A) Panic or an inability to think. B) To have no pity or compassion. C) Lacking emotion. D) Great sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Great sadness. 50. What might happen to the people who buy the junk? A) They will make good use of it. B) They will regret buying it. C) They will end up like the people selling the junk. D) They will never use it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They will end up like the people selling the junk. 51. What name was given to Okie camps in California? A) Little Oklahomas. B) Countryvilles. C) Hoovervilles. D) Okievilles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hoovervilles. 52. Scuffed means ..... A) To walk quickly. B) To stride confidently. C) To walk without raising the feet from the ground. D) To dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To walk without raising the feet from the ground. 53. Persevere means differences within a group, variety? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 54. In the story, why do the characters decide to move away? A) They are being forced off their land by the government. B) They can't survive on the dry farmland anymore. C) They want to live closer to family. D) They have another job waiting for them in another state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can't survive on the dry farmland anymore. 55. Who says something over the grave? A) Ma. B) Pa. C) Jim Casey. D) Uncle John. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jim Casey. 56. What is the meaning of "Apiece" ? A) Each one; individually. B) To let out slowly. C) Not changing; not giving in. D) Something done with strong emotions or agressively. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each one; individually. 57. What is Ma afraid of as they approach the state line? A) She's never been outside the state before. B) Once they cross the state line, there's no going back. C) She's worried the family won't make it to California. D) Tom will be breaking his parole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tom will be breaking his parole. 58. What do they do with the property that they cannot sell or take with them? A) Give them away. B) Burn them. C) Drop them by the road. D) Leave them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burn them. 59. What part of speech is understandingly? A) Verb. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) They tend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They tend. 60. What characteristic stands out about the junk yard attendant? A) He has one arm. B) He has one leg. C) He is also an Okie. D) He has one eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He has one eye. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesEnglish Literature 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 7 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books