Miscellaneous
The city and state where Jody lives.
What is Salinas, California?
A curious, 10-year-old boy who lives on the ranch.
Who is Jody?
In this episode Jody's grandfather visited the ranch.
What is " The Leader of the People?"
"with hair like dusty yellow grass" is an example of this type of literary term.
What is a simile?
The place where John Steinbeck was born.
What is Salinas, California?
Jody's father is described as this ..
What is a disciplinarian?
This person was known as the disciplinarian on the ranch?
Who is Jody's father?
In this episode the Red Pony dies.
What is "The Gift?"
"He felt an uncertainty in the air, a feeling of change and of loss and of the gain of new and unfamiliar things." is an example of this type of literary term.
What is foreshadowing?
A historic event in U.S. History that greatly impacted Steinbeck's life and works.
What is The Great Depression?
The name of the Red Pony that dies in "The Gift" is this.
What is Gabilan?
This person was the ranch-hand and horse expert on the ranch.
Who is Billy Buck?
In this episode Carl Tiflin's first horse, Easter, is taken off to die.
What is "The Great Mountains?"
"The sun shone over the hill and threw long, dark shadows of the trees and buildings" is an example of this literary term.
What is personification?
The event that occurred on October 29, 1929.
What is the Stock Market Crash?
Another name for dead or decaying flesh.
What is carrion?
Who is Jody's grandfather?
In this episode Billy Buck begins to question himself and begins to accept the idea that he is fallible.
What is "The Promise?"
"Over the hillside, two big black buzzards sailed low to the ground" is an example of this literary term.
What is alliteration?
A natural disaster that occurred during the 1930's that wiped out crops and farms in the U.S.
What is the Dust Bowl/Drought?
Another name for a lack of enthusiasm.
What is listless?
This person was the visitor of the ranch who had previously lived on the ranch.
Who is Gitano?
In this episode Jody exhibited a dramatic change in his behavior that showed aggression and anger.
What is "The Great Mountains?"
One could say that the message of The Red Pony is "Nature can be cruel." This is an example of which literary term.
What is Theme?
In his own words, John Steinbeck became a writer to do this specific goal.
What is to tell the real story of America?