From Grapes of Wrath

In the excerpt, what are the characters selling? Choose TWO options.

• horses they hope to get cash for

• assistance for people moving away

• extra food they have in their pantry

• the house they no longer plan to live in

• belongings they cannot carry on their journey

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the excerpt, how does the narrator mainly feel toward those he interacts with in town?

• grateful

• bitter

• satisfied

• indifferent

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

According to the excerpt, where is the narrator planning to travel?

• the St. Louis Fair

• the East Coast

• his hometown

• California

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In the excerpt, why do the characters decide to move away?

• They want to live closer to their extended family.

• They heard rumors that a destructive storm is approaching.

• They can no longer survive on their dry farmlands.

• They want to start a business somewhere new.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What do the characters in the excerpt do with the belongings that they cannot sell or take with them?

• drop them by the road

• leave them for others

• burn them

• give them away

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of these people would most likely be described as "ruthless"?

• a dictator who treats his subject cruelly

• a teacher who knows little about instruction

• a politician who raises money for a campaign

• an employer who always encourages her workers

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following situations best illustrates the word "toil"?

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

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

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

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

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If a woman digs through her purse "frantically," which of the following is most likely true?

• She behaves in a way meant to amuse her companions.

• She suggests that the purse does not really belong to her.

• She panics when she does not find what she seeks.

• She searches for her belongings in a slow, careful way.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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 others' junk have little meaning in their lives.

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

• 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.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the excerpt, what does the narrator think will happen to the characters who buy his belongings?

• They will regret their cheapness.

• They will suffer a similar fate.

• They will never use what they buy.

• They will have better luck in life.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6