The Grapes of Wrath Excerpt

In the beginning, what are the Joad family members about to do?

• Start a new farming business

• Leave behind their family home

• Help out their neighbors who are moving

• Getting ready for harvest season

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How do the men appear to be at the beginning?

• Ruthless

• Energetic

• Surpised

• Wicked

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

How do the women seem to be?

• Emotional

• Exhausted

• Excited

• Elusive

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does the father attempt to do with the junk dealer?

• Haggle the prices up

• Haggle the prices down

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

The whole excerpt creates a mood of _____.

• Excitement

• Tension

• Bitterness

• Hope

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The father is hopeful about starting afresh in California.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What do the family members do to the items they could not sell?

• They decide to keep them at their house.

• They burn them.

• They give them away for free.

• They take everything with them.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the theme statement that DOES NOT apply to the text?

• There's a light at the end of the tunnel.

• Moving can be a way for some to deal with adveristy.

• Overcoming adversity is always a challenge.

• When there's a will, there's a way.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2