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The Grapes Of Wrath Trivia Quiz

Take a road trip to not so sunny California with the Joad Family.

A multiple-choice quiz by albecker7. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
albecker7

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
323,174

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
399

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the first person Tom Joad speaks to in the movie? Hint

Casey, the preacher

A truck driver

A waitress at the diner

Muley Graves

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Question 2 of 10

2. Early in the film, Tom Joad is making his way home after being in prison for committing a homicide. What weapon was used to dispatch Tom's victim? Hint

Gun

Knife

Shovel

Broken Bottle

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Question 3 of 10

3. What circumstances led to Tom being out of prison? Hint

He was paroled.

He escaped.

He completed his sentence.

He was retried and found innocent.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is not one of Tom Joad's brothers? Hint

Winfield Joad

Noah Joad

John Joad

Al Joad

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Question 5 of 10

5. What item is not in the drawer Ma Joad was cleaning out as she prepares to leave the family's shack in Oklahoma? Hint

Cameo Brooch

Ear Rings

China Dog Knick Knack

Post Card

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Question 6 of 10

6. Tom Joad has a younger sister, Rose of Sharon, who has married while he was away in prison. What is the first name of her husband? Hint

Connie

Charlie

Willie

Ralph

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is not on the Joads' truck when it leaves Oklahoma? Hint

Casey, the preacher

Noah Joad

Winfield Joad

Muley Graves

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does Pa Joad purchase in the diner scene? Hint

An order of spare ribs

A quart of coffee

A loaf of bread

A dozen eggs

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Question 9 of 10

9. How does Tom Joad explain the wound on his face to the manager of the government camp where the family is staying? Hint

He was in a fight

A crate fell on him

He was in an automobile accident

He fell from a tree while picking fruit

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the end of the movie, what California city are the Joads headed to? Hint

Bakersfield

Sacramento

Fresno

Monterey

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the first person Tom Joad speaks to in the movie?

Answer: A truck driver

In the opening scene of the movie, Tom walks by a diner and asks a truck driver for a lift. The driver points to a sign in the windshield that says, "No Riders".
The driver relents and gives Tom a ride. After getting out of the truck, he encounters Casey, the preacher and later, an old friend, Muley Graves.

2. Early in the film, Tom Joad is making his way home after being in prison for committing a homicide. What weapon was used to dispatch Tom's victim?

Answer: Shovel

As related to Casey, the preacher, Tom got into a fight and was stabbed with a knife. He then smashed the man's head, "plumb to squash" with a shovel.

3. What circumstances led to Tom being out of prison?

Answer: He was paroled.

Tom was sentenced to seven years in prison and paroled after serving four. Many of his family members were convinced that he had broken out.

4. Who is not one of Tom Joad's brothers?

Answer: John Joad

John Joad is Tom's uncle. After the scene where the men bathe in the river, Noah, Tom's older brother, disappears from the film entirely, with no explanation. Both Al and Winfield are Tom's younger brothers.

5. What item is not in the drawer Ma Joad was cleaning out as she prepares to leave the family's shack in Oklahoma?

Answer: Cameo Brooch

There is also a newspaper article about the murder trial of her son, Tom, which she burns along with the post card. She puts the china dog in her pocket. She holds the earrings up to her ears and looks at her reflection in a mirror, creating one of the most touching scenes in the film.

6. Tom Joad has a younger sister, Rose of Sharon, who has married while he was away in prison. What is the first name of her husband?

Answer: Connie

Rose of Sharon married Connie Rivers, from Cherokee County Oklahoma. Connie later abandons his pregnant wife and the rest of the Joad family during the trip west.

7. Who is not on the Joads' truck when it leaves Oklahoma?

Answer: Muley Graves

Family friend, Muley Graves, the homeless man who has holed up in the Joads' abandoned shack, stayed behind to, "watch over things". Muley wasn't sure if he was going crazy or not. The preacher said he was lonely but not crazy.

8. What does Pa Joad purchase in the diner scene?

Answer: A loaf of bread

The waitress wants 15 cents for the loaf of bread but the owner, feeling sorry for the family, says it is, "yesterday's bread" and only charges him a dime. Pa Joad also buys two pieces of candy for his younger children, Ruthie and Winfield. The candy is priced at 5 cents a piece but the waitress, by now also showing pity towards the family, tells him they are two for a penny. Two truck drivers leave generous tips to cover the candy tab.

9. How does Tom Joad explain the wound on his face to the manager of the government camp where the family is staying?

Answer: A crate fell on him

Tom was actually hit in the face with a club by a strike breaker at the ranch where the family was picking peaches. This was the scene where the preacher, Casey, was murdered. Tom received his injury during the same incident.

10. At the end of the movie, what California city are the Joads headed to?

Answer: Fresno

As the family prepares to leave the government camp, Pa Joad announces, "All aboard for Fresno", where the family has gotten a job picking cotton. The movie ends here on a positive note but the book takes them to Fresno and beyond where more despair awaits the already suffering family.

Source: Author albecker7

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