The Grapes of Wrath

What are the characters selling? (two correct options)

• Belonging they can't take with them

• The house they no longer plan to live in

• Extra food they have in their house

• Horses they hope to get cash for

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

• Grateful

• Bitter

• Indifferent

• Neutral

Where is the narrator planning on traveling to?

• St. Louis

• East Coast

• His hometown

• California

Why do the characters decide to move away?

• They want to live closer to family

• They can no longer survive on their farm

• They know they can make money somewhere else

• They heard rumors about storms coming

What do the characters do with the belongings they can't sell or take with them?

• drop them in the road

• leave them for others to take

• give them away

• burn them

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

• a teacher who knows little about instructing

• a dictator who treats his subjects cruelly

• a politician who raises money for a campaign

• an employer who encouragers her workers

Which best describes the word toil?

• 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 bathroom.

• The spring runoff made the narrow river unusually high.

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

If a woman digs through her purse frantically, which is most true?

• She behaves in a way meant to amuse her companions

• She panics when she doesn't find what she needs

• She suggests that the purse isn't hers

• She searches for her belongings slowly, and carefully

What does the narrator mean by: "You're not buying only junk, you're buying junked lives."?

• Those who buy the junk have little meaning in their lives

• Only people with bad taste would buy and sell junk

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

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

What does the narrator think will happen to the people who bought his belonings?

• They will suffer a similar fate

• They will regret their cheapness

• They will never use what they bought

• The will have better luck in life