Grapes of Wrath Chapters 21-24 Quiz
How were the small farmers in California eventually hurt by the big companies? - correct answer
The big companies hurt small farmers by buying canneries, paying low prices for fruit and selling canned
goods for high prices, taking small farmers' profits.
What chore is Ma most anxious to do at the camp? - correct answer Wash
clothes/herself and the family.
What was Hines' definition of a "red"? - correct answer "A red is any son-of-a-bitch
that wants thirty cents an hour when we're payin' twenty-five!"
What embarrassing thing happened to Ma? - correct answer A man found her
washing her face in the men's room.
How does the "deep down Jesus lover" scare Rose of Sharon? - correct answer She
tells Rose of Sharon about a girl who gave birth to a dead baby because she sinned by play-acting and
hug-dancing.
Who is Ezra Huston? - correct answer The chairman of the Central Committee which
consists of five men.
What did the Jesus-lovers do during the dance? - correct answer The Jesus-lovers sat
back and watched the "sin" at the dance.
What is school like for the migrant children? - correct answer They get bullied and
get in fights with other children who have better clothes.
How did the troublemakers justify their actions? - correct answer They said that they
needed to earn money to eat.
How were the small farmers in California eventually hurt by the big companies? - correct answer
The big companies hurt small farmers by buying canneries, paying low prices for fruit and selling canned
goods for high prices, taking small farmers' profits.
What chore is Ma most anxious to do at the camp? - correct answer Wash
clothes/herself and the family.
What was Hines' definition of a "red"? - correct answer "A red is any son-of-a-bitch
that wants thirty cents an hour when we're payin' twenty-five!"
What embarrassing thing happened to Ma? - correct answer A man found her
washing her face in the men's room.
How does the "deep down Jesus lover" scare Rose of Sharon? - correct answer She
tells Rose of Sharon about a girl who gave birth to a dead baby because she sinned by play-acting and
hug-dancing.
Who is Ezra Huston? - correct answer The chairman of the Central Committee which
consists of five men.
What did the Jesus-lovers do during the dance? - correct answer The Jesus-lovers sat
back and watched the "sin" at the dance.
What is school like for the migrant children? - correct answer They get bullied and
get in fights with other children who have better clothes.
How did the troublemakers justify their actions? - correct answer They said that they
needed to earn money to eat.
