The Grapes of Wrath Questions Chapter 26
1.As the chapter begins, how long as the family been in Weedpatch?
2.During that time period, how many days has Tom had work?
3.Who does Rosasharan blame for her not having a house, blame for her baby being “no good”
4.Ma tells Rosasharan about a time when she was pregnant she had actually eaten something odd. What had Ma eaten?
5.What does Ma do to Rosaharan who claims that it will hurt?
6.What does the blonde girl Al tickles mean when she says, “Well, I don’t! I got lots a chances.”
7.What is the paradox / irony expressed by Pa about taking a bath?
8.What is a Hooverville?
9.Why doesn’t Tom want to go back to “Hooverville?”
10.Who got a bloody nose and what caused it?
11.The morning the Joads leave Weedpatch, what do they eat for breakfast?
12.Ma says she has a dollar put away. But that Tom could have it for something if he wanted it bad enough. What was it that Tom wanted?
13.What stops the truck with a harsh hissing?
14.What theme from the novel is being addressed when Pa says on page 352, “Seems like times is changes,” he said sarcastically. “Time was when a man said what we’d do. Seems like women is tellin’ now.”
15.In the subsequent passage on page 352, Pa says “Seems like it’s purty near time to get out a stick?” What doe he mean, how does Ma react?
16.What does Ma say Pa has to do to regain his role in the family?
17.Why does Rosasharan say the baby ain’t gonna be no good?
18.Ma says he knew the mother of a famous criminal of the 1930’s. Who was that famous criminal?
19.What house Number are the Joads assigned at the peach farm?
20.What do the peach farmers do to keep people from sealing the picking buckets?
21.When faced with the hard work of picking peaches, what does Al say he would rather do?
22.How much does a pound of hamburger cost at the company store?
23.What is the name of the peach farm? Hint: it is a corporation.
24.What can’t Ma buy at the store because she doesn’t have a dime to pay for it?
25.When Tom goes out for a walk after dinner, who does he meet?
26.How many men does Tom tell Jim, were thrown out of Weedpatch during the one month the Joads were there?
27.What does Jim want Tom, the Joads and the other people picking peaches to do?
28.What are Jim Casy’s last words? What does this allude to from history?
29.What does Tom do when Jim dies?
30.How is Tom’s head injured?
31.Who complains that when they were on the land at least they were a family. But now the family is breaking up.
32.How does Rosasharan react to the news that Tom had “done it again”
33.What does Ma say about “jokes”?
34.When Winfield come back from the orchard sick, Ma send pa to the story to buy something. What does Pa buy, how much does it cost. (Be specific)