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WorksheetsThe Grapes of Wrath Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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
extra food they have in their pantry
assistance for people moving away
horses they hope to get cash for
In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, how does the main character speaking mainly feel toward those he interacts with in town?
bitter
grateful
satisfied
indifferent
According to the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, where are the characters planning to travel?
the St. Louis Fair
the East Coast
their hometown
California
In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, why do the characters decide to move away?
They can no longer survive on their dry farm lands
To seek better job opportunities
Because of a natural disaster
To join family members in another state
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
Which of these people would most likely be described as ruthless? Base your answer on the meaning of ruthless.
a dictator who treats his subjects cruelly
a teacher who knows little about instruction
a politician who raises money for a campaign
an employer who always encourages her workers
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, the landscapers dug holes, planted bushes, and scattered mulch.
If a woman digs through her purse frantically, which of the following is most likely true? Base your answer on the meaning of frantically.
She behaves in a way meant to amuse her companions.
She panics when she does not find what she needs
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.
Part A: In the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath, what does the main character speaking think will happen to the people who buy his belongings?
They will suffer a dark fate.
They will regret their cheapness.
They will never use what they buy.
They will have better luck in life.
Part B: Which of these passages from the excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath best supports the answer to Part A?
Well, take it—all junk—and give me five dollars. You’re not buying only junk, you’re buying junked lives.
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.
How much? Ten dollars? For both? And the wagon—I’d shoot ‘em for dog feed first. Oh, take ‘em! Take ‘em quick, mister.
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.
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
Part B: 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.
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?
the characters’ lost childhood dreams
the characters’ new life in another place
the characters’ love of the outdoors
the characters’ personal histories
