Characters
What is Rose of Sharon's response to Connie leaving?
She cries to Ma Joad because she feels abandoned and is in denial.
What do the police and landowners represent?
Authority and corruption.
What happened to Connie?
He went off on his own.
What does Tom tripping the police officer represent?
This symbolizes the need to protect one's family.
When Uncle John gets drunk, what song does he sing? What does this represent?
He sings "Hymn of the Republic." This represents the buildup of anger.
Who explains to Tom and Al that the police and landowners are working together to keep wages down and stop organizing?
Floyd Knowles.
When Ma Joad shares food with the other starving migrant children, what theme does this represent?
Community and generosity.
What prevents migrant workers from getting jobs?
Blacklists.
What did Jim Casey's arrest symbolize?
A Christian act of self-sacrifice
What does Tom's sobbing represent towards the end of the chapter? How is this different from its regular actions?
This represents a change in character as he has never been shown crying before and demonstrates the frustration that unfair oppression causes.
What happens to Uncle John at the end of the chapter?
He goes away to get drunk.
What does Connie's departure represent?
Hopelessness and the lack of the Joad family's perseverance.
What were the men doing when the Chevrolet pulled up?
They are squatting in the dirt.
In this chapter, there was a bearded man with "Ressless dark eyes." What does this symbolize?
This symbolizes the continuous exhaustion of the oppressed.
The fact that the government can kill migrants and say this without any repercussions
Who trips and knocks down the deputy who comes into the camp?
Tom.
Floyd tells Tom and Al about work up North in the Santa Clara Valley. What theme does this represent?
Community. He is looking out for them.
Why do the Joads leave the Hooverville camp?
They are in trouble with the police.
How does the idea of the California dream, over the span of this chapter, represent?
The gradual fading of the California dream symbolizes the loss of hope among all migrant families.
What does this certain camp that the Joad family represents in their journey?
This is another obstacle they have to face because it's overcrowded.