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chapter 9
chapter 10
chapter 11
chapter 12
review
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where are the tenant people going to?
California
100
Who doesn't want to leave?
Granpa
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what slowly happens to the abandoned houses?
they slowly fall apart.
100
is it posible that the joads can be sent back from the border?
yes
100
Who is the main character who spent 4 years in McAlester?
tom joad
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What does the junk man buy in addition to the farmer's junk?
"junked lives," "bitterness," "Buying a plow to plow your own children under, buying the arms and spirits that might have saved you."
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Who else is joining the Joad's on their trip?
Reverend Casy
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what does Stienbeck compare a tractor to?
A corpse
200
What's the significance of highway 66?
"HIGHWAY 66 IS THE main migrant road."
200
what does the truck, have on it in the beginning of the book that does not allow joad to hitch-hike?
No riders sticker
300
what do they have to do the the items not sold?
burn them
300
How much money did Pa and John comeback with?
$18
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what cash crop is taking over the farm?
Cotton (in the south also known as King Cotton).
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Why was the car such a risk?
Stienbeck highlighted problems like the car may break down
300
Where did the Joad family originally live?
Okhlahoma
400
Why do the farmers become nervous and impatient to leave after they burned the leftover junk?
they were nervous.... "Suddenly they were nervous. Got to get out quick now. Can't wait. We can't wait. And they piled up the goods in the yards and set fire to them. They stood and watched them burning, and then frantically they loaded up the cars and drove away, drove in the dust."
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How they get granpa into the car?
sleepytime cough medicine
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In chapter 11 it shows more of a contrast between the driver of the tractor and the farmers who got evicted.What is the the contrast between them? And could this be a part of why Ganpa didn't want to leave
The tractors and their drivers have no connection to the land, little understanding of and no relationship with it. The farmers, in contrast, have a deep and long-standing affection for the land on which they lived and worked on for many years; this is part of the reason why Grampa, in the previous chapter, refused to leave Oklahoma.
400
Will it be easy to get a job in California?
No, because the job market will be filled up because so many other people are making the same journey, so not all migrant workers will be able to get a job.
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What symbolizes human greed and entity?
the bank
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Is the quote: "you're not buying only junk, you're buying junked lives." dehumanizing?
yes
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who has doubts about California?
Ma
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When Stienbeck says the tractors go home at the end of the day and go to sleep, what kind of literary device is used?
personification Mocking metaphor- to demonstrate how far the spectacle of the tractors is from an actual human experience.
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what is foreshadowed in this chapter?
in chapter 11 Stienbeck foreshadows a number of problems the Joads will face on their journey.
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What creates a strong bond even as Ma feels things are falling apart?
Family