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The Grapes of Wrath
Section 1 (characters)
Question | Answer |
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Lost his farm and had to move in with Uncle John | Pa |
Beat a peddler with a live chicken one time. She is mainly focused on the strength of the family unit. | Ma |
Grandma says this about him: "A wicketer, cussin'er man never lived. He's goin' to hell on a poker, praise Gawd." | Grandpa |
She is the most religious person in the family. | Grandma |
Just out of jail and is finally getting back with his family. The main character in the story. | Tom Joad |
The 12-year-old sister of Tom Joad. | Ruthie |
He used to be a preacher till he decided that love of other people was more important than love of Jesus. | Jim Casy |
A vagrant who has been displaced by the banks. He moves around squatting in the ruined houses. | Muley Graves |
The 10-year-old brother of Ruthie Joad. | Winfield |
Oldest of the Joad boys. He is strange and quiet. | Noah |
The youngest of the Joad boys. He is obsessed with cars and has far too much testosterone. | Al |
Tom's pretty sister. She is pregnany with her first child. | Rose of Sharon |
Tom's brother-in-law. | Connie Rivers |
Pa's brother. The Joad family had to move into his house, although he had already gotten his 'notice' too. | Uncle John |
State that the Joad's live in before beginning their journey to California. | Oklahoma |
The author of "The Grapes of Wrath" (the novel) | John Steinbeck |