From Grapes of Wrath

In The Grapes of Wrath, what are the characters selling?

*Choose two answers.

• Their horses and farm equipment.

• Personal belongings they cannot bring with them.

• Their house and farm.

• Vegetables from their farm.

When the narrator says, "You're not buying only junk, you're buying junked lives," what does he mean?

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

• The people who buy the junk have bad taste.

• Junk only has value when people appreciate it.

• People should not sell their junk to someone else.

After thinking about the imagery in The Grapes of Wrath, what sense does "red dust" appeal to?

• Taste

• Sight

• Touch

• Smell

Compare The Grapes of Wrath to the Dust Bowl video. How does The Grapes of Wrath provide a perspective that is different from the one in the video?

• The Grapes of Wrath provides many descriptive details about the Dust Bowl. The video does not provide any specific information.

• The video describes what happened to people during the Dust Bowl in detail. The Grapes of Wrath provides little detail about people during the Dust Bowl.

• The Grapes of Wrath describes the Dust Bowl exactly as it happened. The video is exaggerated and shows little truth.

• The video provides mostly facts. The Grapes of Wrath uses fictional characters to reveal the thoughts of people experiencing the Dust Bowl.

How does the main character feel while selling his possessions?

• Indifferent

• Tired

• Bitter

• Grateful

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

• Burn them

• Throw them away

• Give them to their neighbors

• Drop them off on the side of the road

What does the following passage reveal about the cultural context of the story?

• People found new adventures to be exciting.

• People didn't like change.

• People liked the safety of home.

• People hoped they could find a better life.

What information is portrayed in both the Dust Bowl video and The Grapes of Wrath?

• Extreme drought prevented people from farming.

• During hard times, people must make hard decisions.

• Humans did not contribute to the Dust Bowl.

• Tenant farmers were affected the most during the Dust Bowl.

What theme is suggested by the following passage?"To California or any other place - every one a drum major leading a parade of hurts, marching with our bitterness."

• Bitterness and anger are never the answer to one's problems.

• Everybody carries personal pain or challenges throughout life.

• People need to learn how to just deal with their problems.

• We can leave bitterness behind if we go somewhere new.

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