| According to the study, what did John Steinbeck do to prepare for his book The Grapes of Wrath | A: He studied the process of making wineB: He took a job as a migrant workerC: He wrote articles about migrant farmersD: He stayed with the family on their farmHe got a degree in agricultureHe worked in a factoryHe worked as a migrant farmerHe researched migrant farmers |
| What was the tone of the passage (snubbed nosed monsters! They kick up dust and then just stick their noses in it) | Dissaproving |
| What is one reason Steinbeck uses parallelism in the grapes of wrath | A: To downplay the contrast of opposing ideasB: To emphasize certain imagesC: To relax the reader with repetitionD: To soften the blow of disturbing subject matter |
| why couldn’t farmers pay their bills in the 1930s | … |
| Which phrase is the best example of parallelism? | A: The rain sounds like thousands of soft, tiny feet scampering on the roofB: The snow came down so hard that i could barely see the road |
| how is the grapes of wrath structured | A: With a chapter that uses standard syntax followed by one with irrigular syntax |
| Which of these is one reason the great depression began? | A: Too little speculation (incorrect)B: Too many investmentsC: Too much credit useD: Not consuming enough |
| Which of these was a conquence for farmers during the dust bowl | … |
| How are intercalery chapters used in the grapes of wrath | To present the big companies point of view |
| When did the Great Depression begin? | A: Before the Harlem renascenceB: After the new deal |
| In Chapter 5, what do the owners of the land segust the tenants farmers do | A: Move to californiaB: Get a loan from the bankC: Buy their own landD: Start driving tractors |
| In Chapter 25, why can’t the farmers pay workers to pick the fruit | A: Because there is so little fruitB: Because the banks own all the farmsC: D: |
Apex English 11 Unit 6 flashcards (NOT ALL CORRECT, JUST POSSIBLE ANSWERS)
June 10, 2020