From Grapes of Wrath

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 road

• leave them for others

• give them away

• burn them

When the main character speaking in 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.

• The junk represents the now ruined lives of its owners.

• 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 following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, the main character speaking thinks that the people buying his belongings will

• They will regret their cheapness.

• They will never use what they buy.

• They will have better luck in life.

• suffer a dark fate.

Which of these passages from the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath best supports the answer to Part A?

• A.

  Well, take it—all junk—and give me five dollars. You're not buying only junk, you're buying junked lives.

• B.

  Now, what'll you give for the team and wagon? Those fine bays, matched they are, matched in color, matched the way they walk, stride to stride.

• C.

  How much? Ten dollars? For both? And the wagon—I'd shoot 'em for dog feed first. Oh, take 'em! Take 'em quick, mister.

• D.

  We could have saved you, but you cut us down, and soon you will be cut down and there'll be none of us to save you.

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A
In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, how does the main character speaking feel about his upcoming journey?

• calm

• thrilled

• discouraged

• unconcerned

Which of these passages from the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath best supports the answer to Part A?

• In the little houses the tenant people sifted their belongings and the belongings of their fathers and of their grandfathers.

• This land, this red land, is us; and the flood years and the dust years and the drought years are us. We can't start again.

• Right up the sides of the trailer, and the kids can set in the trailer, and granma on a mattress.

• And the children—if Sam takes his Indian bow an' his long roun' stick, I get to take two things.

Choose two options

In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, the characters are selling ​ (a)   and

​ (b)  

• belongings they cannot carry on their journey

• the house they no longer plan to live in

• extra food they have in their pantry

• assistance for people moving away

• horses they hope to get cash for

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?

• the characters' lost childhood dreams

• the characters' new life in another place

• the characters' love of the outdoors

• the characters' personal histories

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

• belongings they cannot carry on their journey

• the house they no longer plan to live in

• assistance for people moving away

• horses they hope to get cash for

• extra food they have in their pantry

In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, how does the narrator mainly feel toward those he interacts with in town?

• bitter

• grateful

• satisfied

• indifferent