“The Grapes Of Wrath” Study Questions Rated A

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