The Grapes Of Wrath Study Guide Answers


26. What does Mark do during the meeting that the FBI is monitoring?
-Looks at the camera and gives thumbs up and messes with the device in his breifcase

The third reason was that Tom was shot. The night that Tom escaped jail, he was

54). He hitchhiked his way from place to place with nothing to eat other than a bag of rice and

12. Jamal takes Forrester to a stadium on his birthday because he wanted him to remind him of his

23. This is the one case that will affects him personally. He felt that if he didn’t take this case he could never ask Jem and Scout to listen (mind) to him again.

Q= Why didn't anyone give Tom a call about the situation while he was in prison ? After four years when will he find out ?

Meg Massey Mr. Lawson AP Language and Composition 7th 5 September 2014 The Grapes of Wrath Study Guide Answers (29-51) Chapters 19-20 1. Jim Casey hit the sheriff to subdue him to help Tom get away and consequently went to jail for his actions. 2.

71. How does Jem react when Atticus tells the children to go home? He says no

Tom Joad and retired Reverend Casey find Tom’s home abandoned and in a state of ruin. They learn from Muley, the Joad’s neighbor, a company is forcing residents off their land. Tom's has decided to move to California.

John Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath is one of the most influential books in American History, and is considered to be his best work by many. It tells the story of one family’s hardship during the Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s. The Joads were a hard-working family with a strong sense of togetherness and morals; they farmed their land and went about their business without bothering anyone. When the big drought came it forced them to sell the land they had lived on since before anyone can remember. Their oldest son, Tom, has been in jail the past four years and returns to find his childhood home abandoned. He learns his family has moved in with his uncle John and decides to travel a short distance to see them. He

Later, he begins to unite workers, and eventually dies trying to combat injustice through this worker unity. After this, Tom takes over Casey’s crusade. As Tom begins to truly comprehend Casey’s words and struggle, he explains what he must try to do in his final talk with his mother.

34. He wanted to get back at Atticus for actually defending Tom that if he tried to harm what mean't most to him which would be Scout and Jem. Which if he did that, he would get back at Atticus for making a fool of him at the

About 2 days of food,” answered Rose. The second day came and both Eric and Anthony had not returned. While at the motorhome Miranda and Rose were slowly running out on food. At the same time Eric and Anthony arrived at the gas station, Charles was nowhere to be seen. Startled because they failed to get any help they made their way back to the motorhome. While going back Anthony felt a bite in his leg. As he looked down he notice a rattlesnake that had bit him on his right leg. At this point Eric knew they were in a very bad situation due to the fact that Anthony would need medical assistance and because they have not returned to their stranded family. Meanwhile the wife and daughter were worried because they haven't seen Eric and Anthony in which they should have arrived the same day they left. Now the only thing left to eat at the motorhome was 2 bottles of water and cookies. The problem was that Miranda and Rose hadn’t ate and were starving. The only thing they had to do was hope for Eric and Anthony to come back with supplies that would help them

13. She decided to make the story she told a little more exciting by embellishing it and making up extra scenes.

Jim Casy was separated from the group earlier in the book and they are finally reunited. Jim has finally gotten to Tom with his theory that we are all a part of one big soul. Everything happens for a reason and it all contributes to the big picture. Tom has opened up and is telling stories from the jail, when a rustling of leaves comes from outside the tent. When Jim goes to check things out he was struck over the head with an axe. Contradicting to how far Tom has gotten on becoming a better person he picks up the axe and kills the attacker. This symbolism back to the beginning of the book when he killed the first attacker. Tom realizes what he has done and is forced to run into hiding. This surprise act just shows theme in how everything is