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In what state does the story originate |
Oklahoma |
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How did the men and women attempt to protect themselves from the dust |
They tied handkerchiefs over their mouths and noses and wore goggles to protect their eyes |
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Describe the actions of the people as they looked at their ruined crops |
They stared at all of the dust, the women stared at the men to see their reactions, and the children drew circles in the sand. |
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What is the initial setting in chapter 2 |
A small roadside restaurant in oklahoma |
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Describe the sticker on the truck window |
It said "no riders" |
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What does the waitress in chapter 2 think of the slot machine |
She doesn't think it's fixed |
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What did the hitchhiker say to convince the truck driver to give him a ride |
But sometimes a guy will be a good guy even if some rich bastard makes him carry a sticker |
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What is the hitchhiker's name |
Tom Joad |
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Where had the hitchhiker been |
McAlester |
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Why was the hitchhiker in McAlester |
He was in jail |
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Why was the hitchhiker in jail |
Homicide |
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Describe the turtle's struggle in chapter 3 |
He was trying to climb the highway embankment, but his legs were too short and many other factors made it difficult. |
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What was the waitress able to do without looking |
Turn off the coffee maker |
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The outside man's clothes were new and ? |
Cheap |
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The truck driver won/lost the slot machine |
Lost |
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True or false The people in the restaurant saw the driver pick up the hitchhiker |
False |
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How many acres was ol' Tom joad's place |
40 |
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The boredom of truck driving justified a driver in doing ? Things |
Screwy |
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What was the truck driver going to study to get ahead |
Mechanical engineering |
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How long had tom joad been in prison |
4 years |
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True or false The driver's questions had "the tone of a subtle examination" and generally caught Tom off guard |
False |
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Who does Tom meet on the way to his parents' farm |
Reverend Jim Casy |
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What was Jim Casy's prior occupation |
He was a preacher |
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Why did Jim Casy quit preaching |
Because the spirit isn't in him or the people anymore |
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What creature is Tom carrying as a present for his kid brother |
A turtle |
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What did Tom say he took out of baptism |
He had fun |
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How did Tom kill a guy in a fight |
He hit a guy in the head with a shovel |
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How did Tom's pa get his house |
He stole part of it after a family moved out and dragged it onto his land |
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What happens when Tom's pa saves a pig for Christmas |
It dies of sickness in september |
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What does Tom find unusual about his folk's home when he first sees it |
There's no one there |
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What items did Tom have in his coat bundle |
A flask of whiskey His shoes A turtle |
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True/false jim casy knew who tom was |
True |
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What did Tom not do out of politeness |
Wipe the mouth of the flask before he took another drink after Casy |
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True/false the preacher used to fill young girls with the Holy Spirit and then fornicate with them in the grass |
True |
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True or false Praying relieved the preacher from his guilt |
False |
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The preacher reduced the Holy Spirit to what |
Love |
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True or false Tom hid his McAlester incarceration from Jim |
False |
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True or false Tom was unscathed as he "killed him with a shovel that.....knocked his head plumb to squash" |
false |
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Why did some criminals prefer to return to prison |
Because they had "conveniences" |
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True or false Ol tom joad felt Jim Casy never should have left the ministry |
False |
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True or false Wink Manley remained an enemy to the Joads |
False |
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What gave pa the "feeling that forty was forty" |
Having a fence |
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What was a shoat |
A pig |
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True or false Tom's house remained the same |
False |
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Why was Milly Jacobs "touched" or mentally ill |
She saw a pig eating a baby |
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what was the first thing kids would do when folks moved out of a house |
break the windows |
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True or false Tom had the intuition that something was wrong because his family wouldn't have left Red Wing behind |
false |
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How did Casy characterize young Tom at the time of his baptism |
He wasn't mean, but he was tough |
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That good planks were left meant what |
That all the neighbors were gone too |
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That the turtle headed southwest from the outset of his new freedom meant what about nature |
That it's always going to do what it wants |
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True or false Graves was just as bad as Willy Feeley |
False |
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Explain the irony in the name Graves |
He was wandering around like a graveyard ghost |
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Explain the irony in the name Feeley |
he was controlled by his boss |
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What simile depicted the Joad's living situation |
Like gophers in a winter burrow |
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what was the heavy weight in Muley's pocket |
a gun |
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why did Jim Casy stir nervously |
Because Graves told him he broke up his family |
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What did the 3 men have for dinner in chapter 6 |
rabbits |
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true or false Tom Joad sympathized with the stance Muley Graves took against the Shawnee Land and Cattle Company |
True |
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Which place did Muley NOT visit Joe's birth place The place where Pa got gored to death The Peters', Jacobs', Rances', and Joad's new ratty houses The first place he laid with a girl |
The Peters', Jacobs', Rances', and Joad's new ratty houses |
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True or false Tom still harbored resentment against Herb Turnbull for going after Rosasharn |
False |
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Why can't Tom Joad leave the state |
Because he's on parole |
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What did Ma and Pa Joad think of the preacher |
they liked him |
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Why did Tom comply with Muley's persuasiveness to hide from the approaching headlights |
He didn't want to be sent back to jail |
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Cite an example of how Muley was mean like a weasel and fierce |
He knocked out Willy with a fence stake |
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True or False The "superintendent of this stretch of cotton" shot at random rows of cotton hoping to flush out Muley Graves |
False |
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Which did the preacher not say A-I'm sleepin. It's been too much to puzzle with B-The got to live before they can afford to die C-Sometimes a sad man can talk the sadness right out through his mouth D-We got to get to thinkin about doin' stuff that means somepin E-Sometimes a tough kid grows up with a big jolt of the sperit in him |
B |
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according to Jim Casy, what was bound to make Muley Graves go crazy |
creeping around like a coyote |
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which was not true about Uncle John A)He blamed himself for his wife's death B)He went to church after his wife died C)He was worse than Muley in some ways D)His wife died after four months of marriage |
B |
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true or false Ma got a bad feeling that she wasn't ever going to see Tom again |
True |
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True or False Ma was uneasy about having strangers in for breakfast |
False |
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Whose strength seemed to hold the Joad family together |
Ma's |
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why did Ma allude to pretty boy Floyd |
She wanted to make sure her son wasn't mad like him |
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True or false Ma cautioned Tom not to fight them alone |
True |
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How did Ma describe the thousands of displaced farmers |
They were stunned, walking around like they were half asleep |
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Who was described as having a "cantankerous, complaining, mischievous, laughing face" |
grandpa |
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How was grandma able to hold her own |
Because she was just as crazy as grandpa |
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Why was Pa kinder to Noah than to the others |
He had disfigured him on accident when he was born |
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Why were references made to Hatfield and McCoy blood |
To keep Turnbull from going after Tom |
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Who didn't worry if Tom busted out of jail |
Grandpa |
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True or false Grandpa objected to Jim Casy saying grace |
false |
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Casy's prayer alluded to all but what A) Jesus B) nature C) working together D) a good cotton crop |
D |
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"He don't think of nothing but girls and engines" refers to whom |
Al |
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True or false Tom was surprised to hear about Rosasharn's marriage and pregnancy |
True |
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How much money will the Joads have at the commencement of their journey to California |
about $150 |
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true or false Al maintained his cocky arrogance in the midst of Tom's "prison calm" |
false |
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why was Al disappointed that Tom hadn't busted out of jail |
he was excited |
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explain "don't roust your faith bird high and you won't do no crawlin with the worms" |
Have some faith, but still be careful, so nothing bad happens |
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true or false Ma knew how many miles away California was |
True |
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who felt one should live one day at a time |
Tom |
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Why did a shadow cross over Ma's face in chapter 10 |
Tom told her about a friend who said California wasn't as great as everyone was saying it is |
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true or false Ma was ambivalent about the hand bills that advertised California |
false |
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Ma buttoned grandpa's -, -, and - |
underwear, shirt, fly |
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true or false In the beginning, of the chapter, Grandpa was looking forward to California |
True |
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What's the difference between being a preacher and being a talker |
Preaching is a tone of voice, a way of looking at things, and being nice to people even when they want to kill you |
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How old is ruthie |
12 |
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how old is winfield |
10 |
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how old is connie |
19 |
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when would uncle john be sad, lonely, and ashamed again |
after he satisfied one of his appetites |
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the truck was whose responsibility |
Al's |
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true or false The Joads were not fooled by the merchandising tricks employed by the buyers |
false |
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what was the living principle, the new hearth |
the truck |
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who seemed to object to Casy coming along to California |
Pa |
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Casy's position in the family was |
Eminent |
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What would Grandpa nibble on once they got to California |
grapes |
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how did ruthie depict the transitional time in her life of going to california |
she saw it as a great time in her life |
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that the pigs grunted suspiciously meant what |
they knew they were going to be butchered |
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true or false Ma was reluctant at first to let Casy salt down the meat, but was satisfied later on |
True |
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What did Ma do with the clippings about Tom's trial |
she burned them |
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How did Pa imagine California to be |
Plenty of work, everything nice and green, little white houses, and oranges growing |
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who changed his mind about going to california and had to be sedated with syrup |
grandpa |
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true or false The Joads were never scared of leaving |
false |
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true or false Tom showed no signs of fear, reluctance, or timidity about breaking his parole |
true |
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true or false Muley was happy to take care of the remaining two dogs |
true |
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true or false Al was amazed at the truck's fast speed |
false |
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that Ma "peered straight ahead" symbolized what |
it was too painful for her to look back |
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Summarize chapter 11 |
Since all of the people left, so has all the life from the land. Since everything is mechanical now, the people who work the land have no connection with it. They just see it as profit. |
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Route 66 was described as all of the following except A-the path of refugees B-the mother road C-the tributary road D-the road of flight |
C |
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What was the affect of an ancient leaky radiator |
They sent up columns of steam and could cause a car to break down |
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Why were a driver's senses on alert |
To make sure nothing was wrong with the car |
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Why would the price go up for a tire |
Because the seller knew the buyer needed it badly |
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The concept of sound business favored who |
The salesmen |
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Did route 66 have plenty of water |
No |
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True or false Some of the experiences along route 66 served to rekindle a person's faith forever |
True |
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Al had become the _ of the ancient overloaded Hudson |
Soul |
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Why did Al suggest that they shouldn't have brought the preacher |
Because they had such a big load |
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Why did Grandma have to get out quickly |
She had to go to the bathroom |
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True or false When Grandpa awoke he was fully coherent |
False |
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Why did a little panic start in chapter 13 |
The family realized they forgot the water |
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Who confronted the fat man and rebuked him for insinuating that the Joads might be like other travelers |
Tom |
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What did the gas man do that other yellow stations probably didnt do |
Accept trades for gas instead of money |
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True or false Tom accused the fat man of asking rhetorical questions and of not really wanting to know the answer |
True |
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What would eventually force the fat man to move |
The yellow stations in town stealing his business |
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Rose of Sharon was guilty of enacting all of the following behaviors except which A) demanded sill services B) orbited around Connie C) Complained about irrelevancies D) harbored secrets |
B |
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What happened to the Joads' dog |
It was hit by a car |
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Explain Rose of Sharon's question: d'you think it'll hurt |
She was scared seeing the dog be hit would hurt the baby |
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That the fat man would bury the Joads' dog revealed what about his character |
He was a good guy with a hard exterior |
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True or false Ruthie vomited at the sight of the dead dog |
False |
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Who relieved al from his vehicular responsibilities |
Tom |
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True or false The effect of Oklahoma City upon Ruthie and Winfield was that of embarrassment and fright, rendering them temporarily flabbergasted |
True |
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As far as Tom was concerned, what was better than sticking around Sallisaw |
Breaking the rules of his parole |
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Why did Ivy Wilson break into a smile |
Because the Joads appealed to his hospitality |
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What were pins and needles |
The feeling of their legs being asleep |
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True or false Grandma misdiagnosed her husband's symptoms |
True |
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Grandma relied upon whom to render a prayer |
Casy |
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Explain "for she was on show now" |
Granma was trying to hold it together for the family because she knew everyone was watching her |
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True or false Ruthie and Winfield were callous to the mood change in their mother |
False |
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True or false Grandpa was buried by his own son, not an undertaker |
True |
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True or false Pa consented to Tom's suggestion for a note |
True |
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Rose of Sharon got a good report from Sairy when the latter spoke to Ma |
True |
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True or false "Us folks takes a pride holding in" represented a Stoic attitude toward Grampas death |
True |
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What two idiomatic expressions were uttered by Ma and Sairy to get Rose of Sharon to quit treating her pregnancy with self centered delicacy and over protection |
A child born out of sorrow will be a happy child Born outta too much joy will be a doleful boy |
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Who provided the material for grampas note |
Sairy Wilson |
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True or false Ultimately, Tom did find a quote from scripture that suited Ma |
True |
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True or false Jim consented to saying a few words at William's burial site |
True |
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True or false Pa and Tom agreed to leaving the grave site unleveled |
False |
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Who went to comfort Granma when she was feeling her husband's loss |
Rosasharn |
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When did Casy feel Grampa had died inside |
The minute they left home |
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Why did Wilson talk about his brother |
To try and relate to the Joads |
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What agreement was made between the Joads and Wilsons |
They could split the load between their 2 cars |
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That Sairy Wilson helped prepare Grampa for his burial made her what to Ma |
A good friend/sister |
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Summarize chapter 14 |
Everyone is nervous about the new changes, but everything that's happening is a result of these changes. The people are going to have to learn to work together if they want to survive |
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Which items were not described by Steinbeck as part of the all-American Route 66 hamburger stands A) cold cerealB) hard liquor C) homemade piesD) voluptuous posters E) stacked records |
B |
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True or false Ma spoke to Al with an even keel |
False |
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Why did Mae smile with all her might at truck drivers |
They were the main money makers |
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Why did the languid, heat rattled ladies hate time |
Because it rarely makes them beautiful and always makes them old |
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Why did the little pot bellied men have puzzled, worried, restless eyes |
They were hungry for security |
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What wouldn't be as big as the travelers thought |
The ocean |
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What would the female traveler envy |
The plump, young bodies at the beach |
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But the _ eyes are never calm, and the _ mouth is never glad |
Worried Pouting |
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What type of pie did Big Bill the Rat and his partner order |
Banana cream |
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That truck drivers left Mae with large tips without trying "to make her" meant what |
They left a tip because they enjoyed her company |
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True or false The driver of the Big Cadillac had killed his own son in a car accident |
False |
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True or false The man with inflexible humility from the '26 Nash sedan got the loaf of bread for 10 cents |
True |
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How much did Al lose on the 2 pieces of striped peppermint candy |
9 cents |
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How much of a tip did Mae get from the Rat and his partner |
50 cents |
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Which slot machine paid off when Al played it |
The third |
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The final 2 truck drivers ordered what kind of pie |
Pineapple cream |
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true or false In chapter 16, they ate held-over pan biscuits for breakfast |
true |
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the Joads were in flight from which state |
Oklahoma |
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What was the Joads' and Wilsons' new method of living |
they highway was their home, and movement was their medium of expression |
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what put a little worry on ma's face in chapter 16 |
rosasharn said her and connie weren't going to live in the country anymore |
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connie might take a course in what |
radios |
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true or false al welcomed the idea of working for connie |
false |
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why did tom tell al to keep all four feet on the ground |
he was telling him not to get too upset |
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what was the revolt all about |
ma didn't want the family to split up |
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true or false ma eventually consented to tom's plan |
true |
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true or false tom or casy had to back track to get the con-rod bearing |
true |
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while dropping the pan off of the dodge, what common topic did tom and casy mention |
girls |
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explain "i'm just putting one front in front of the other" |
tom is just trying to take life day by day |
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who foresaw that the whole country was going to change from the westward migration |
casy |
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true or false grandma's mental condition was worsening |
true |
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what was pa's reaction to the cost for camping under a tree |
he thought it was a little expensive, but they didn't have any choice |
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how did al tempt his brother |
by saying they could secretly buy some beers |
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true or false tom wasn't willing to belabor or rehash his prison incident |
true |
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why did tom tell the story about the one legged whore and the humpback |
to get the guard to stop feeling sorry for himself |
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true or false tom allowed the one eyed man to ride with the joads to california |
false |
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the one eyed man broke out of his loneliness and was determined to change his life |
false |
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explain "al, don't keep ya guard up when nobody ain't sparring with ya" |
tom was telling al to relax and no one was going to blame him for the car braking down |
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why didn't tom have any faith in home study courses |
some people in mcalester had tried them, and no one finished |
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true or false al found reason to compliment tom's auto mechanic skills |
true |
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which vehicle hit the jackrabbit |
the dodge |
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which was not a name that the proprietor of the camp called people like tom a-shiftless b-vagrants c-bums d-dreamers e-trouble makers |
d |
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true or false the ragged man was a testimony to the fruits california had to offer |
true |
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what advice pertaining to pay did the ragged man give the joads when they meet a boss with work |
ask the man to write down what he's going to pay |
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what act symbolized that tom might retaliate against a system that abused him |
he threw a clod of dirt at the proprietor's house |
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true or false the border guard gave the Joads their windshield sticker without thoroughly inspecting the jalopy for plants |
true |
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"and now they were in flight from the - and the -" |
sun, drought |
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tom's idea was to cross the desert when |
at night |
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al scrubbed himself with what material |
sand |
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who said california didn't look so prosperous |
uncle john |
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what was not information that the father and his boy, who were heading back home to starve to death with folks they knew, imparted to the Joads
a-you can't own land out west b-you might go to jail c-deputy sheriffs might push you around d-you might find steady work e-"okie" connotes something derogatory |
d |
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why did the owners of land get mad |
because they were scared |
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true or false according to the preacher, if you were busy as a prairie dog collecting stuff, you were probably unhappy inside |
true |
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which two reaffirmed their westward determination after the father and his boy told them of the problems and misery out west |
tom and uncle john |
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true or false tom persuaded noah to stay with the family |
false |
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according to ma, giving birth and dying were to pieces of the same thing. What thing was that |
life |
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true or false ma allowed the jehovite woman to enter the tent and pray for grandma |
false |
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steinbeck used what animals as metaphors and similes to describe the hysteria and sounds of the jehovites' prayer meeting
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beasts, puppies, wolves, and hyenas |
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true or false ma's attitude toward casy remained unchanged |
false |
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what recourse did ma take when the policeman spoke of running them off |
he threatened and warned him |
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true or false ma was still suspicious that tom, if provoked, might strike an authority or break the law |
true |
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what made ma say the family's falling apart |
hearing the news about noah's decision not to come with the family |
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what comment did ma make about the potatoes |
the don't even wash them before the boil them |
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how did pa respond to noah's departure |
he blamed himself |
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what was casy's admission about his own prayers |
the aren't any good |
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how did sairy describe herself |
as pain covered with skin |
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why did sairy want casy to pray |
to feel a special closeness, one last time |
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true or false ma refused to visit sairy because she now represented the bones of the desert |
false |
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what was something pa didn't leave the wilsons a-a hat b-pork c-potatoes d-money |
a |
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true or false mr. wilson's distant wave made ma feel reassured |
false |
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what was not said or implied by the service station boy or his helper about the joads or okies a-they're dumb b-they're gutless c-they ain't a hell of a lot better looking than gorillas d-they're hard looking e-they got no sense and no feeling |
b |
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uncle john still felt guilty about what |
his wife's death |
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if casy were god, who would he kick out of heaven |
people who are sure about everything and don't have any sin |
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true or false the agricultural inspectors let the joads pass without giving the jalopy a thorough inspection |
true |
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'flighty as a dog with a flea in his ear' was used by tom to describe who |
ma |
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how did pa describe ma's recurrent behavior |
he says she's wild and not scared of anything |
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how did tom compliment al |
tom said he's done a good job with the car |
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after viewing the rich, green, beautiful vineyards of the valley, what news did ma hand the family |
grandma was dead |
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why didn't ma want tom touching her |
she would break down |
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true or false ruthie and winfield never looked at grandma's covered corpse |
false |
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true or false rosasharn and connie were cognizant that they had had sex probably right near the time grandma had died |
true |
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did casy call ma's silence about grandma's death a sin |
no |
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what did tom mean by "who's really seein it is ruthie and winfield" |
they're the ones who are truly experiencing california |
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true or false both ma and pa saw tom as someone who had matured |
true |
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what was next to each habitation in the new encampment ` |
a car |
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what was the young man's explanation for why the bearded mayor was nuts and bull-simple |
he's been pushed around so much by the cops |
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it was reported that work might be found where |
Salinas |
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how would cops prevent the migrants from uniting behind a leader |
if someone tries to unite them, they throw them in jail |
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true or false ma intervened and cautioned tom not to fight any cops |
false |
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the young man suggested to tom that the migrants were "doing something", but for now just act like |
a goddmn dumb okie |
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again, tom complimented his younger brother for what |
his skills with the car |
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casy concluded what about prayer |
the prayers don't work anymore |
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casy observed that migrant folks wanted all but a-to eat and get drunk and work b-to flex their muscles at authority c-to live decent and bring up their kids likewise d-to enjoy a comfortable retirement |
a |
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what was tom's response to casy's low self-esteem and proposal to depart |
he told him not to leave just yet |
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jail time made tom sensy about what |
when something like a riot was going to happen |
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when a bunch of folks, nice, quiet, folks, don't know nothin about nothin- |
somethings going on |
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true or false connie uttered regrets about coming to california and leaving back home |
true |
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which behavior did rose of sharon not display a-she made a proclamation about the baby b-she chastized connie for not helping the other men c-she looked at connie with hard calculating eyes d-she sucked her thumb and teared silently |
b |
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true or false everyone amongst the circle of children watching ma brew a stew had had breakfast |
false |
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what effect did the little girl have upon ruthie |
it made ruthie mad, and a little jealous |
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which line was not true about al a-he told floyd knowles about tom's homicide b-he lied about his interest in girls c-he offered to help floyd with his car d-he lied about tom's prison time e-he neglected to invite floyd for any of ma's stew |
b |
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what prompted tom to tell the starving children to git |
they made uncle john feel guilty about eating |
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which description did steinbeck not use in his portrayal of the children a-silent and wolfish b-wooden fierceness c-deadly, silent swiftness d-queer intentness |
d |
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true or false after eating, the joads stayed in the tent and had a post-stew dialogue about the government camp |
false |
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true or false ma was able to console the visiting angry mother, who objected to her son's stew-story |
true |
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what were tom's objections to the tip that floyd knowles gave him a-the work was too far away b-ma probably would not want to move so soon c-ma would not want only al going to the santa clara valley d-all of the above |
d |
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floyd demanded all but what from the contractor a-say how much you'll pay b-show your license c-give us a work order that you'll sign d-provide a detailed map to Tulare county |
d |
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floyd was going to be falsely arrested for what |
breaking into a used car lot |
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true or false the deputy sheriff's bullet struck thin air only |
false |
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which was not true about the confrontation with the deputy sheriff a-al had to be given a series of reasons before he heeded reverend jim casy's advice b-the deputy's back-up man handled casy c-the deputy used his weapon and alluded to thugs d-the deputy was struck three times e-tom split without the deputy's gun |
d |
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what were ma's comments about sins |
tell your sins to God Don't bother other people with them |
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why did rose of sharon's eyes blaze with resentment |
because ma was saying how she needed some sense knocked into her |
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what drove uncle john to get drunk |
because the preacher gave himself up to save tom |
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true or false neither pa nor ma attempted to sway uncle john from his thirsty purpose |
true |
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for uncle john, what did leaving his black hat symbolize |
he was disappointed in himself |
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true or false ruthie and winfield imitated and playfully mocked uncle john's behavior |
true |
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explain "ruthie's working up a kick in the pants" |
she's been misbehaving a lot |
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what motif might a sheriff have had for arresting migrants |
to make more money |
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true or false floyd hoped to see tom again |
true |
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why did ma advocate lying about connie |
because he's still father to rosasharn's child |
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how did tom get uncle john back to the campsite |
he knocked him out and carried him |
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why did winfield make vomiting noises behind the truck |
he was making fun of uncle john |
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true or false tom left accurate directions at the store so connie could at least catch up |
true |
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what comment indicated that rose of sharon was living in a dream world |
"Maybe he went to get them books to study up and surprise us" |
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true or false the bearded man from the weed shack used to be a troublemaker |
true |
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which line did tom not say or imply about the deputies a-they're not upholding the law b-they're attacking our spirits c-they're trying to break us d-they're a bunch of pyromaniacs e-they're chiseling away at our decency |
d |
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true or false the crowd of men who confronted the joad jalopy successfully forced tom to head north |
false |
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which was not true about ma a-the secretly distrusted taking route 99 b-she allowed tom to touch her shoulder c-she assumed migrants were tougher than rich fellows d-the encouraged tom to have patience and control his anger |
a |
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what was the purpose for the hump at the government camp |
to get people to slow down |
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list the eight people who were still with the Joads by the time they reached the government camp |
tom ma pa al rosasharn uncle john ruthie winfield |
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true or false people in the government camps chose their own cops |
true |
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what happened if a family site could't pay the dollar a week rent |
they would work it off in the camp |
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true or false sanitary units in the government camp were cleaned by men and women |
false |
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tom's breakfast at the government camp consisted of what |
bacon and biscuits |
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true or false the mischief in ruthie had subsided with sleep |
true |
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true or false timothy wallace and his boy wilkie worked for the gas company |
false |
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for how much money was the wallace car being sold at the used car lot in bakersfield |
$75 |
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mr. thomas blamed the wage cut on whom |
the bank |
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explain "there's always red agitators just before a pay cut" |
every time the men get angry, there's a pay cut |
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true or false the pick felt good to tom |
true |
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what did tom admit about the old camp |
he was at the camp they burned down |
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true or false ruthie truly believed winfield had broken the toilet |
true |
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true or false ruthie acted important with the information about tom's job, but ma wouldn't let her continue to act superior in winfield's prescence |
true |
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why did ma rush everyone in her tent |
the ladies' committee was coming |
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what was ma's response to rosasharn's whining |
she told her to get over it and get moving |
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true or false ma was upset when Jim Rawley left her tent because of what he was saying to other people |
false |
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what did pa think the manager at the government camp was up to |
he was smelling around |
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true or false uncle john refused to go look for work |
false |
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rose of sharon was encouraged by the presence of whom |
a woman she had met at the shower |
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being around her own kind made ma feel like what |
she was a human |
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what was the conclusive effect that the stocky, brown woman had upon rose of sharon |
she scared her |
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the manager paradoxically described the testifier as what |
a good woman who makes people unhappy |
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"jackrabbit quick and fox sneaky" described who |
connie |
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what was ma's medicine for her daughter's fret over possible sin |
she told her to stop upsetting herself |
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true or false the ladies' committee chair was a rotation job |
true |
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what had the five bullitt girls eaten to give them the skitters |
green grapes |
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why was mrs. bullitt stiff-necked about getting food from the weedpatch store |
she didn't know if she'd be able to pay |
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true or false ruthie's meanness completely stopped the croquet game, and it didn't start again til she left |
true |
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what was the caution given to amy |
she's told to be nice to ruthie |
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name the five who had left the joads by the time they reached the government camp |
connie grandma grandpa noah jim casy |
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true or false al rose doubt about tom |
false |
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true or false ma got rid of miss lisbeth sandry before she could call the joads hell burnin sinners |
false |
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the manager admitted that miss sandry brought more trouble to the camp than who |
everyone else together |
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ma allowed her daughter to do what as a means to forget about her tiredness and miss sandry |
sleep |
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explain "I don't give em brain room before, but now they're a flockin back" |
before, pa didn't have time to think about the bad memories |
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ma refuted uncle john over what topic |
that tom left the family |
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how did ma follow her own advice |
she planned a nice dinner for the family |
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why were the children miserable with carefulness |
so they wouldn't get dirty again |
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true or false migrants from other camps were allowed to come to the dance |
true |
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who sat and watched for sin at the dances |
the "Jesus lovers" |
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true or false ruthie and winfield complied with ma's request to wash up again |
false |
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true or false pa resolved the two-bit versus the twenty cents argument with the black hat man |
false |
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true or false tom refused to take credit for identifying the three young men and made sure huston knew that Jule vitela "Picked em out" |
true |
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who, with regard to the captured three young men, wanted to go against huston's will |
jule vitela |
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what did black hat man mean when he suggested that the migrants "ought to get up a turkey shootin' club" |
the people need a way to let out their anger |
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tom had how many days of work in one month |
five |
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why did ma depend on tom more than on pa, al, or uncle john |
he was making money and tried to keep the peace, and won't give up |
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true or false rose of sharon got her ears pierced |
true |
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al promised to come back for the blond girl and take her where |
hollywood |
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why was ruthie slapped on the cheek |
because of the way she was talking |
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once on the dirt road again, what did Al proclaim with some irritability |
that he's going out on his own soon |
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what did the Joads discover about the hooverville in which they had previously stayed |
it had been rebuilt |
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which child would need a house by winter |
winfield |
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true or false the tension between tom and al heightened when they repaired the flat tire |
false |
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true or false greedy to keep the work for his own family, tom misdirected the brown-faced man so no one else would know about the hooper ranch job |
false |
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when tom looked at a cop, what did he see |
a pig |
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why did tom tell the hooligan story |
to show how prison can make someone crazy |
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what was rose of sharon's initial response to house sixty three |
she said she liked the tent better |
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who told the joads that they'd get five cents per box of peaches |
the clerk |
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why did pa threaten al |
because he kept complaining |
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true or false tom's first bucket was rejected because it contained bruised peaches |
true |
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explain: "well, they'll blast you out" |
the kids would get in trouble for eating the peaches |
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true or false Rosasharn fainted in the peach field |
false |
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true or false after the first day of picking, ma was able to get almost everything she wanted at the store |
true |
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cite the lesson ma was learning at the peach farm |
if you're in trouble, hurt, or need help, go to poor people |
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what was the second guard's view of the government camps |
he doesn't like them |
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explain: "fell says they'll get him tonight, and it'll go to pieces" |
they're going to arrest the leader of the protest, then the protests will fall apart |
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true or false tom was able to pass the guard near the state road without revealing his true intent to see what the fuss outside the gate was |
true |
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what character reappeared at the ravene tent near a tiny stream |
casy |
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why did casy tell the sour beans story |
to show there's power in numbers |
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why were casy and other migrants striking |
because they weren't paid enough |
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true or false by picking for 5 cents a box, tom was a strike-breaker |
true |
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true or false tom told casy he didn't think pa would stop working to picket |
true |
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true or false californians were the only ones who resisted casy's attempt to start a union |
false |
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true or false casy knew the cops had pegged him as a strike leader |
true |
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what was one attacker's immediate reply to casy's comments "you fella's don't know what you're doin" and "you're helpin to starve kids" |
they told him to shut up |
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what object was used to kill casy |
a pick handle |
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true or false tom was able to club casy's murderer without being clubbed himself |
false |
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true or false ma insisted that ruthie and winfield stay to hear what happened to tom |
false |
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true or false tom made it clear to his family that they were strike breaking |
true |
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true or false tom, while uncertain if he had killed casy's attacker, certainly hoped he did |
true |
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true or false ma objected to moving again |
false |
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why did pa tell uncle john to shut up |
he was talking about his sins again |
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how did ma, after hearing the details of last night's brawl, support and comfort tom |
she said it wasn't his fault |
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why was rosasharn resentful towards tom |
she was scared for the baby |
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true or false the cops had successfully broken the strike, and the price per box was reduced to two and a half cents |
true |
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true or false that rosasharn would cover the door while tom slept exemplified that blood was thicker than water |
true |
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what did ma have to say about jokes at the peach farm |
they weren't fun anymore |
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explain: "we got to take the biggest thing an whup it fust" |
they have to take care of the biggest problem first |
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how did ma short change the rest of the family to rose of sharon's benefit |
she secretly gave rosasharn the rest of the milk |
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with regard to breaking the strike, what elements were in the land owner's side, benefiting a peach grower like hooper |
the people were hungry enough that they were willing to work for very little |
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what rumor are the posses spreading |
that the man who killed the guard struck first |
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when the joads were loading the jalopy to leave the peach farm, a guard noticed a person missing. How did the Joads explain the missing head |
they said tom was a hitchiker who left when the rate dropped |
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how was the family split again |
tom hid while the others worked on the cotton farm |
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what did the families live in on the cotton farm |
boxcars |
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true or false ruthie got whacked by ma for having a loud mouth |
false |
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true or false an unknown person saw ma weave through the willows and folllowed her to tom's hiding place |
false |
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why didn't ma have much time to brood over leaving her son |
she had to focus on taking care of the remaining family |
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true or false pa was offended when ma said she'd talk to al about the intimacies and proprieties of being with aggie |
false |
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what were ma's comments about change when they were at the cotton farm |
women can change better than men because they have their whole life in their arms |
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how did rose of sharon respond to the news of al and aggie wainwright's marriage plans |
she crawled into the bushes |
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in time, how did rose of sharon employ some of ma's philosophy of life |
she carried on, despite her sadness |
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when the cotton job was over, what did rose of sharon look like |
she looked sick and tired |
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how did the family pitch in to help rose of sharon |
some ran to get wood, ma rubbed her feet, and mrs. wainwright made a fire |
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true or false Mrs. Wainwright had advice for Rosasharn |
false |
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true or false the newly padded dike at the boxcar was invincible |
false |
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which joad momentarily advocated giving up at the boxcars |
uncle john |
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true or false al was forced to turn his engine off when the boxcar town flooded |
true |
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what five words steinbeck use to describe Rosaharn's stillborn baby |
a blue, shriveled up little mummy |
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true or false ma felt guilty because she knew there was more she could have done for rosasharn |
false |
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how did al defend his family at the boxcar |
he kept an angry man out of the boxcar |
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who was in ma's dream |
tom |
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by setting the dead baby afloat downstream with the words, "go down an tell em", what exactly was uncle john's message to established society |
the baby was a symbol for how the terrible the migrants were treated 1 |
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true or false rose of sharon, when she learned of her loss, left the boxcar to be alone |
false |
