Grapes of Wrath Ch. 18-19

True or False: The roadside migrant camps are generally unruly and unsafe.

• True

• False

Hostile California natives derogatorily refer to migrant farmers as...

• Dusties

• Roaches

• Freeloaders

• Okies

Which Joad son decides to stay behind and separate from the family?

• Al

• Tom

• Noah

• Jimmy C

When a local authority speaks to them disrespectfully, Ma Joad angrily threatens him with a...

• Shoe

• Skillet

• Spatula

• Kitchen knife

Why didn't Ma inform the family of Granma's passing immediately?

• She couldn't cope with it at first.

• She felt responsible because she fed Granma undercooked salmon.

• She didn't know at first.

• She didn't want to prevent the family from making it across the dessert.

Why does the family member decide to stay behind at the river, letting the family continue without them?

• They don't want to leave the water

• To marry someone they met in the migrant camp.

• To join the traveling circus.

• To join a criminal gang.

True/False: Ivy and Sairy Wilson travel with the Joads all the way to the beautiful valley.

• True

• False

What did Pa and Tom learn from the men in the river?

• The fishing around the river is great, but don't eat the fish.

• Be careful of the wild dogs around the camp.

• A few Californians are mean, but most of them love the Okies and are glad for their work.

• Californians do not like migrants, and again they heard that work is scarce

What plans have Connie and Rose of Sharon made?

• Connie will join the navy and Rose of Sharon will live on the base.

• Connie will reconnect with some of his family to help everyone get work.

• When they get to California, Connie will take a course and study a trade so he can have a little shop in town and Rose of Sharon will have a nice place to live

• Connie will work as an auto mechanic.

Why was Ma so feisty at the agricultural inspection station?

• She had to use the bathroom.

• She was hiding food.

• She was trying to protect Tom.

• She didn't want the inspectors to find out that Granma was dead, she was afraid that the family would be detained and they would be struck on the east side of the desert.