Grapes of Wrath study guide

Grapes of Wrath

Worksheet

What does the father do for a living in Oklahoma?

How much did the factory liquor cost the main character?

What is the name on the mailbox?

What happened to the families of the area?

Where are the families headed and why did they head that way?

Who owns the land?

How much money did the tractor driver make a day?

What did the handbill say about work in California?

How much money did the truck cost and how much money did they have with them as they headed west?

Who died along the trip? And why?

How was the family treated in the restaurant?

What did they call California?

How did the people along the road feel about the Okies?

Where is the police officer from?

By what other term could you call the transient camp?

Why did the family have to leave the camp so rapidly?

What was there new house number?

What did they have for dinner after working their first day?

What happens under the bridge?

What was the most important thing to the mother?

Why were they afraid to sign up at the new camp sponsored by the Department of Agriculture?

What was the young girl and boy so excited about in the new camp?

What was the mother talking about at the end of the movie?

Overall how did you like this video?

How does this video allow you to better understand the Depression and the struggles of Americans during that time period?