RikkiTikki/GrapesOfWrath Review 4.13.23

In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, why do the characters decide to move away?

• They want to live closer to their extended family.

• They can no longer survive on their dry farmlands.

• They know that they can make more money elsewhere.

• They heard rumors that a destructive storm is approaching.

In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, what are the characters selling? Choose TWO options.

• The house they no longer plan to live in.

• Belongings they cannot carry on their journey.

• Extra fppd they have in their pantry.

• Horses they hope to get cash for.

• Assistance for people moving away.

What do the characters In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, do with the belongings that they cannot sell or take with them?

• Drop them by the raod.

• Leave them for others.

• Give them away.

• Burn them.

Which of the following situations BEST illustrates the word toil?

• We bought a new shower curtain and mat to liven up the dark, dingy bathroom.

• All day long, the landscapers dug holes, planted bushes, and scattered mulch.

• Unless you have exact change, you will need a special card to drive over the bridge.

• The spring runoff made the narrow river unusually high, whiling, and murky.

  What does this passage from The Grapes of Wrath MOST LIKELY reveal about the cultural context of the story?

Maybe we can start again, in the rich land... We'll start over.

• People hoped they could find a better life.

• People preferred the safety of staying put.

• People made suggestions but never acted.

• People loved embarking on new adventures.

   What theme is suggested by this passage from the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath?

To California or any place-every one a drum major leading a parade of hurts, matching with our bitterness.

• Bitterness is never the answer to one's troubles.

• We can escape bitterness if we go to new places.

• Everybody carries personal pain throughout life.

• People need to rise above their petty problems.

The base word speech refers to talking. Use this information, as well as your knowledge of the suffix -less, to select the correct definition of speechless.

• able to talk

• unable to talk

• starting to talk

• trying to talk

Read this passage from the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath.

How’ll it be not to know what land’s outside the door? How if you wake up in the night and know—and know the willow tree’s not there? Can you live without the willow tree? Well, no, you can’t. The willow tree is you.

                What does the willow tree represent to the narrator?

• His love of the outdoors.

• His new life in another place.

• His personal history.

• His lost childhood dreams.

In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, what does the narrator think will happen to the characters who buy his belongings?

• They will regret their cheapness.

• They will never use what they buy.

• They will have better luck in life.

• They will suffer a similar fate.

When the narrator of the selection from The Grapes of Wrath says, “You’re not buying only junk, you’re buying junked lives,” what does he mean?

• Those who buy other's junk have little meaning in their lives.

• The value of junk is only clear to those who learn to appreciate it.

• The people who owned the junk have lives that now seem worthless.

• Only people with bad taste would accumulate and sell such rubbish.