Plot
What new jobs do the Joads get?
One for cotton-picking.
What does Tom mean when he says “our people are livin’ like pigs, an’ the good rich lan’ layin’ fallow”?
That the migrants are being abused as "Okies," and that the crop and the land are being wasted.
“I wanta touch ya again, Tom.”
Ma.
What theme connects most strongly to the quote: “ ‘Your folks could maybe ride with us…split the gas’ ”?
I to We.
What other work of Steinbeck’s does what happened to Jim Casey best correlate to?
Of Mice and Men.
Who tells on Tom for killing someone by accident?
Ruthie.
What does Pa expose about the new family hierarchy when he states: “Woman takin’ over the fambly. Woman sayin’ we’ll do this here?”
That women are slowly and slowly getting more significant in the family (they preserve a family's past and largely contribute to what the family does in the present).
“Women can change better’n a man. [...] Woman got all her life in her arms. Man got it all in his head.”
The rain is best juxtaposed with what other symbol in the novel?
Dust.
Chapter 28 introduces the idea of rain. What other chapter best represents rain?
Chapter 29.
How many acres was the cotton field of the man who approached Ma?
20.
When Tom departs, Ma’s “eyes were wet and burning” and “out of the dim sky the rain began to fall…on the dry leaves”. How does the mood of the scene connect to the general trip of the Joads?
“No I ain’t. An’ I’m a-goin’.”
Tom.
How does the family respond to Rosasharn getting a chill? What does this showcase?
They immediately shift to helping her. It showcases the unity of the family.
What does the man in the barn trade his cotton bags for? What does this showcase?
For a dollar. This showcases another in way in which the Okies were abused (a form of indentured servitude, effectively).
Why do the Joads have a higher social status in the camp?
They were one of the first to arrive.
What does Ma compare women to when she says man lives in “jerks?”
Waterfalls, eddies, streams of water.
“Then it don’t matter. Then I’ll be all aroun’ in the dark. I’ll be ever’where - wherever you look. Whever they’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there.”
Tom.
The idea that men and women have different roles in societies mirrors what ideas of Steinbeck? Who is in charge of what during this migration?
The shift in gender roles is being alluded to heavily; Ma continually gains influence in the family, a source of complaining from Pa (HOWEVER, he is largely submissive because he recognizes that in many ways Ma is right).
[Unnamed]’s claim that “[he]’ll be ever’where” where hungry people can eat best correlates with what idea from what chapter?
Chapter 14's idea of the Oversoul.
What was the first solution Ma presented to Rosasharn for getting a chill?
Putting her feet in hot water.
“I been livin’ like a rabbit some time.” What idea is Tom expressing here? Steinbeck’s description of this way of living showcases which device?
The idea of humanity being connected to nature. Steinbeck utilizes naturalism in describing this.
“I ain’t no good any more. Spen’ all my time a-thinking how it use’ ta be. Spen’ all my time thinkin’ of home, an’ I ain’t never gonna see it no more.”
Pa.
What action was taken by Mrs. Wainwright at the very end of the chapter that best showcases the transition from “I” to “We?”
Setting a fire.
What deal do the Joads make with the Wainwrights about making the cotton picking job? What does this represent?
That they split the gas bill. It signifies how the migrants work together (and the transition from I to We).