Rhetoric
What does the repetition of rot emphasize?
A. Lack of morals of the wealthy
B. Failure to feed
C. The rotting society
B. Failure to feed
What does “the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy” mean in terms of the migrant workers and what does it foreshadow?
The migrant workers’ anger is reaching its limit, foreshadows an upheaval
Fill in the blank “In the souls of the people the grapes of blank are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage”.
Wrath
What theme does this quote best convey: “This vineyard will belong to the bank. Only the great owners can survive, for they own the canneries, too. And four pears peeled and cut in half, cooked and canned, still cost fifteen cents. And the canned pears do not spoil. They will last for years.”
Flawed Economy
The rhetorical structure of Chapter 25 can best be described as moving from a depiction of:
A) Stating a problem, proposing a solution, and then detailing how to put the solution into effect.
B) Presenting a claim, providing evidence to support it, and then addressing counterarguments.
C) Going from a state of abundance to destruction to the resulting negative consequences.
C) Going from a state of abundance to destruction to the resulting negative consequences.
What rhetorical device does the following quote contain: "...and the valley is filled with the odor of sweet decay"
A. Anaphora
B. Idiom
C. Oxymoron
C. Oxymoron
What does “a crime here that goes beyond denunciation” reference?
Moral atrocity of destroying great amounts of food while people are starving
Fill in the blank “And the smell of Blank fills the country”.
Rot
What theme does this quote best convey: “Hunch along now, fill up the bag 'fore dark. Wise fingers seeking in the bolls. Hips hunching along, dragging the bag. Kids are tired now, in the evenin'. They trip over their feet in the cultivated earth. And the sun is going down”
Survival
The claim that destroying food while people starve is "a crime that goes beyond denunciation" relies on the assumption that:
A) Written law is the only way to assess moral behavior.
B) Basic human needs take priority over owning private property.
C) Farming and agriculture need direct regulation by the government.
B) Basic human needs take priority over owning private property.
What purpose does the following quote serve? "The works of the roots of the vines, of the trees, must be destroyed to keep up the price, and this is the saddest, bitterest thing of all."
A. Uses an asyndeton to emphasize the hopelessness of the migrant farmers
B. Uses vivid imagery to illustrate the tragedy of the destruction of nature
C. Uses a list to emphasize greed
A. Uses an asyndeton to emphasize the hopelessness of the migrant farmers
What does the “This little orchard will be a part of a great holding next year, for the debt will have choked the owner” describe?
Describes how small landowners can’t compete with large owners with monopolies and canneries that drive down prices and wages. When small landowners can no longer pay their debt, their small farm will eventually be taken over and become part of a larger, corporate farm
Fill in the blanks “And the big, lumpy bales standing, going to the compress. And blank clinging to your clothes and stuck to your whiskers. Blow your nose, there's blank in your nose”.
Cotton
What theme does this quote best convey “ Cost ya a dollar, the bag. Take it out o' your first hunderd and fifty. Eighty cents a hunderd first time over the field. Ninety cents second time over. Get your bag there. One dollar. 'F you ain't got the buck, we'll take it out of your first hunderd and fifty. That's fair, and you know it”.
Flawed Economy
In Chapter 27, the detailed explanation of wage manipulation ("they had beaten you down") serves as:
A) Specific evidence that proves the central argument about economic exploitation.
B) A minor side comment that breaks the flow.
C) Neutral background info.
A) Specific evidence that proves the central argument about economic exploitation.
What tone does the following quote convey? "Wisht it would last. It ain't much money, God knows, but I wisht it would last"
A. A mix of cautious optimism and bitter realism
B. Hope
C. Depressed
A. A mix of cautious optimism and bitter realism
Why do landowners say, “We can't pay wages, no matter what wages” and what is their solution?
Landowners can’t afford to pay workers because the market price for their crops are so low that the cost of labor wouldn’t be profitable. Their solution is to destroy the crops instead
What chapter is this quote in “The ol' woman'll make some nice biscuits tonight, ef she ain't too tired”
Chapter 27
What theme does this quote best convey: “In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage”.
Social Injustice
The progression from describing the evidence of destroyed food to the prediction of "growing wrath" is which type of logical reasoning?
A) Deductive Reasoning
B) Inductive Reasoning
C) Restating the original point
B) Inductive Reasoning