"The Grapes of Wrath" study questions – Flashcards
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Chapters 1-4 What does Steinbeck describe in Chapter 1?
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Steinbeck describes the "Dust Bowl". He also describes how the land a was dry and what the landscape looked like.
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Chapters 1-4 Where was Tom Joad coming from and where was he going to when he hitched a ride with the truck driver?
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Tom Joad was coming from prison and he was going home to his dad's farm.
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Chapters 1-4 What was the turtles most outstanding characteristic?
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That he never gave up.
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Chapters 1-4 Why was Tom in jail, and what was his attitude towards his crime?
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He had killed a man. He felt justified because the guy had pulled a know it on him.
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Chapters 5-7 What was the monster, and why could the men not control it?
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The monster was the bank. The men couldn't control it because it was taking their land and no man would claim responsibility.
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Chapters 8 and 9 Why does Uncle John feel guilty?
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He feels like he caused hos wife's death.
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Chapters 8 and 9 What was the first thing each of the Joads wanted to know when Tom comes home?
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If he had escaped.
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Chapters 8 and 9 Relationship between Grama and Grampa..
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They are very feisty, and fight a lot. Grampa is very vulgar, whereas Grama tries to be very religious.
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Chapters 8 and 9 What happens to Noah at birth?
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Pa Joad stretched Noah out, but he is basically normal.
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Chapters 8 and 9 What does Steinbeck show us in Chapter 9?
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How desperate the farmers were.
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Chapters 10-12 What advice did To give Ma about worrying about the future?
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To live day to day, like he had done in prison.
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Chapters 10-12 What does Pa/Ma say about Case coming along?-
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Pa worries if they have enough money and room. But Ma doesn't care.
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Chapters 10-12 How did Tom and Ma get Grampa into the truck enou g thought he didn't want to go?
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They drugged him with "soup and syrup"
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Chapters 10-12 Who all headed west?
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Ma, Pa, Grama, Grampa, Al, Connie, Rose of Sharon, Uncle John, Ruthie, Winfield, Tom, Casy, and a dog
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Chapters 10-12 What does Steinbeck describe in Chapter 11?
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What was left of the cotton production after the dust bowl.
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Chapters 13 and 14 Which of the passengers on the Joad truck was left behind first?
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The dog.
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Chapters 13 and 14 Who are the Wilson's?
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The first people the Joads meet on their journey. They help out a lot with Pa's death, they offer him their tent.
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Chapters 17 and 18 Why was Ma so feisty at the agricultural inspection station?
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Because Grama had died and she knew the family had to get through.
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Chapters 19 and 20 How did Case help Tom out of trouble with the deputy sehriff?
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Case took the blame for Tom hitting the deputy.
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Chapters 19 and 20 Where and why did Connie go?
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Connie skipped town because he was promised a better life and hadn't gotten it.
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Chapters 21 and 22 Compare and contrast Hoovervilles and the government camps..
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Hoovervilles were horrible and government camps were nice.
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Chapters 23-25 How did the camp guards ruin the Association's plot to invade t he government camps?
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They found the people before the fight started and took them put of sight.
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Chapter 26 Why did the Joads leave the government camp?
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They were promised work somewhere else.
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Chapter 26 How was the flat tire good luck for the Joads?
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While they were changing it, they were offered somewhere to work.
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Chapter 26 After dinner where does Tom go and why?
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He goes to find out what was going on with the people striking at the gate, but he ends up getting into more trouble.
