| The novel is set during which period of history? | The Great Depression |
| Where had Tom Joad been over the last four years? | McAlester State Penitentiary |
| What irritates Tom about the truck driver? | that he is very nosy and asks too many questions |
| A woman in a car swerves to avoid… | a turtle |
| As Tom walks along a dusty road, he encounters who? | Jim Casy |
| JIm Casy says something revealing. What does he reveal? | He used to take girls “out in the grass.” |
| What do readers learn about Tom’s crime and reason for being put in jail? | That he got into a drunken brawl and killed a man with a shovel |
| When farmers are told that they must leave, where do the landowners suggest the evicted owners go? | California |
| Who tells Tom that his family had moved in with Uncle John? | Muley Graves |
| What does the family want to do with the money they earn? | Buy a car and drive across the country |
Grapes of Wrath chapters 1-6
June 10, 2020