Question | Answer | % Correct |
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What time period in US history is the novel set during? | The Great Depression | 90%
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Why did Connie run off from the family? | He realized that none of his fantasies for California would happen | 80%
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Why was Tom Joad away from his family in McAlester? | He was in prison for killing a man | 80%
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What is the fate of Rosasharn's baby? | It was stillborn in the rail car housing at the cotton camp | 80%
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True or False? Tom Joad was extremely exhausted during the trip west because he drove the entire way as he was the only one in the family capable of driving the car. | False | 75%
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What were the names of the raggedy camps frequently harassed by police that were setup by Midwestern travelers in California? | Hoovervilles | 75%
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What shift in the Joad family power dynamic happened over the course of the novel? | Ma, a woman, became the leader and decision maker of the family | 75%
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True or False? Other than a couple of minor hiccups, the car used by the Joad family actually has very few issues during their distant travels. | True | 75%
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What does Al Joad lust more than anything else? | Women | 75%
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How were all of the employers in California constantly able to lower their wages, much to the dismay of the Midwestern's desperately seeking work? | Because there were so many starving people looking for work, they could lower wages and still get workers because they were so desperate | 70%
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What term referring to those that traveled from the midwest was frequently used as a derogatory slur by local Californians? | Okies | 70%
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What were the names of the two youngest Joads that were frequently found with one another? | Ruthie and Winfield | 70%
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Why does Uncle John, on occasion, have to drink himself to oblivion? | He blames himself for all the bad luck anyone around him suffers, which depresses him | 65%
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What was the fate of Reverend Jim Casy? | He was killed for his role in leading a strike of workers on a large peach farm | 65%
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What did the local Californian's hate about the government camps specifically? | Police were not allowed inside and the nicer amenities raised the expectations for the Midwesterners | 15%
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