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Grapes of Wrath Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of John Steinbeck's 'Grapes of Wrath'.

A multiple-choice quiz by *kate*. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
*kate*

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
13,371

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 25

Plays
2955

Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (1/25), Guest 140 (15/25), Guest 216 (0/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. Who was the main character of 'Grapes of Wrath'? Hint

Al Joad

Tom Joad

Jim Casy

Aggie Wainwright

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Question 2 of 25

2. Jim Casy was a former.... Hint

farmer

clerk

police officer

preacher

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who was the father of Rose of Sharon's baby? Hint

Muley Graves

Connie

Noah

Floyd

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Question 4 of 25

4. The Joad's home state is....

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 25

5. Tom was on parole because he... Hint

stole food

robbed his neighbor

killed a man

broke into a house

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Question 6 of 25

6. Who died on the first night on the road? Hint

Granma

Noah

Mrs. Wilson

Grampa

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Question 7 of 25

7. What family member stayed behind at the river? Hint

Noah

Rose of Sharon

Tom

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Question 8 of 25

8. What family member died while crossing the desert? Hint

Granma

Granpa

Casy

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Question 9 of 25

9. Who did the police arrest at the Hooverville? Hint

Tom

Pa Joad

Casy

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which family member was responsible for the operation of the truck? Hint

Noah

Tom

PaMa

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Question 11 of 25

11. Ma Joad cooked a soup and was soon surrounded by... Hint

the Wilsons

the family

hungry children

flies

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Question 12 of 25

12. At the government camp, Ruthie and Winfield thought they broke the... Hint

toilet

shower

sink

bath tub

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Question 13 of 25

13. The sheriff tried to destroy the government camp by claiming the residents were... Hint

drinking

rioting

dancing

singing

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Question 14 of 25

14. Although the government camp was the nicest place they stayed, the Joads left because... Hint

there were unfriendly people

Tom killed a man

they could not find work

Uncle John died

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Question 15 of 25

15. When Ma went to the company store, what was she was upset over? Hint

Ruthie misbehaving

the unfriendly clerk

names people called her

high prices

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Question 16 of 25

16. The citadel of the family was...

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 17 of 25

17. The men outside of the peach ranch killed....

Answer: (full name or just surname)

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Question 18 of 25

18. How did the Wilsons help the Joads? Hint

gave them money

gave them food

let them stay in their house

helped take care of Granma

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Question 19 of 25

19. Al's future wife was... Hint

Rose of Sharon

Aggie Wainwright

Elizabeth Rawley

Ezra Davis

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Question 20 of 25

20. Who was the manager of the government camp? Hint

Mr. Wilson

James Nelson

Mr. Hooper

Jim Rawley

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Question 21 of 25

21. The family moved out of the boxcar because of ... Hint

a flood

they found other work

the cold

the heat

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Question 22 of 25

22. Tom left the family because... Hint

he was sick

he wanted to finish Casy's work

he was ashamed of them

he wanted to get married to a woman in Oregon

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Question 23 of 25

23. After Rose of Sharon's baby dies, which family member is told to bury the baby? Hint

Tom

Pa Joad

Uncle John

Ma Joad

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Question 24 of 25

24. In the last chapter of the novel, where does the family take shelter? Hint

a church

the government camp

a house

a barn

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Question 25 of 25

25. Rose of Sharon was able to help... Hint

Ruthie

a starving stranger

Winfield

a little boy

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the main character of 'Grapes of Wrath'?

Answer: Tom Joad

2. Jim Casy was a former....

Answer: preacher

Casy felt that he was too sinful to remain a preacher, however he had a strong belief that every man was part of an 'oversoul.'

3. Who was the father of Rose of Sharon's baby?

Answer: Connie

At a point in the novel, Connie walks off and never returns, leaving Rose of Sharon depressed throughout the rest of the novel.

4. The Joad's home state is....

Answer: Oklahoma

5. Tom was on parole because he...

Answer: killed a man

Tom killed a man in a fight and claimed he would have done it again.

6. Who died on the first night on the road?

Answer: Grampa

7. What family member stayed behind at the river?

Answer: Noah

8. What family member died while crossing the desert?

Answer: Granma

Ma Joad got the family through the border by telling the guards that Granma was sick.

9. Who did the police arrest at the Hooverville?

Answer: Casy

Tom hit a man, but Casy offered to take the blame.

10. Which family member was responsible for the operation of the truck?

Answer: Al

11. Ma Joad cooked a soup and was soon surrounded by...

Answer: hungry children

After she served the family, Ma let the children clean out the bowl.

12. At the government camp, Ruthie and Winfield thought they broke the...

Answer: toilet

The children did not realize that the toilet was supposed to flush.

13. The sheriff tried to destroy the government camp by claiming the residents were...

Answer: rioting

14. Although the government camp was the nicest place they stayed, the Joads left because...

Answer: they could not find work

15. When Ma went to the company store, what was she was upset over?

Answer: high prices

16. The citadel of the family was...

Answer: Ma

Ma stressed the importance of staying together.

17. The men outside of the peach ranch killed....

Answer: Casy

18. How did the Wilsons help the Joads?

Answer: helped take care of Granma

19. Al's future wife was...

Answer: Aggie Wainwright

20. Who was the manager of the government camp?

Answer: Jim Rawley

21. The family moved out of the boxcar because of ...

Answer: a flood

22. Tom left the family because...

Answer: he wanted to finish Casy's work

23. After Rose of Sharon's baby dies, which family member is told to bury the baby?

Answer: Uncle John

24. In the last chapter of the novel, where does the family take shelter?

Answer: a barn

25. Rose of Sharon was able to help...

Answer: a starving stranger

Source: Author *kate*

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