Worksheets09. Grapes of Wrath Bonus 24-25 (US)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is Tom's uncle reading on this flier?
800 jobs available in California
An eviction notice
An advertisement for the Communist Party of America
News of the stock market crash of 1929
What did the guy from Arkansas at the camp say the reason for him leaving California was?
There weren't enough jobs for everyone
The dust storms were happening in California
California was only deserts and mountains
They couldn't stay in the city, they had to go to a Hooverville
What did the city cop tell the family when they stopped for gas and asked if there was any work nearby?
He would arrest them if they stayed in the city, they had to go to a Hooverville instead.
There were no farmlands in California, only deserts and mountains due to the dust storms
There were no farm jobs available, they were all taken up by workers on tractors
He could get them jobs with the police station as guards since Tom had experience from being in a prison
What happened to Grandpa shortly after their journey began?
He died from a stroke
They gave him sleep medicine and he slept until they arrived in California
He stayed at the farm and tried to survive along with Muley
He let himself get arrested so he could get free food in jail
What is this camp that they family stayed in called?
A Hooverville
A Domingue Domain
A Settlement House
A Tammany Hall
After Muley threatens to shoot the tractor driver, what happens?
The tractor driver bulldozes his house
The tractor driver leaves
The tractor driver threatens to shoot Muley
The tractor driver offers to get Muley a job driving tractors
Which character is this?
Tom Joad
John Joad
Muley
Casy the preacher
How much was the tractor driver paid?
$3 per day
$75 per month
5 cents per box of fruit that is harvested from the farms he operates
$20 per day
$400 per year
How much did the family pay for the truck?
$100
$75
$150
$1,000
$25
Tom Joad, Mom, Dad, Uncle, Cousin Al and Noah, Casy, Rosie, her husband the two kids and grandma and grandpa all set out on the journey.
How many of the family will still be together at the end?
2
4
6
7
8
