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LEVEL 5
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
The Grapes of Wrath
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a headlight, tractor, windshield
b fellow, folks, pauper, preacher, reverend, tenant
a haven’t b isn’t c aren’t d am not
a It crashed in 1929.
b Many people blamed President Hoover.
c They were looking for employment.
d They felt the new arrivals were poor, uneducated,
and strange.
e Some people didn’t want to think about the terrible
experiences of migrant workers, and they wanted to
keep the experiences secret.
f He won the Pulitzer Prize (in 1940).
a 3 b 3 c 7 d 3 e 3 f 7 g 7 h 7
a Muley Graves b Tom’s family
c all of Tom’s family d the owners of the land
e Muley’s family f Tom Joad
g the sheriff/men in charge of the land
h Tom, Casey, Muley
a families b burst appendix c has escaped
d to prison e eventually f Noah
g have a child h sleep
a 2 b 7 c 5 d 4 e 6 f 8 g 3 h 1
a Casy isn’t a preacher because the spirit has left him.
b The Joads’ house is empty and falling down.
c Muley Graves is alone now. He runs and hides like
a hunted animal.
d Pa is older and grayer.
e Al is older and taller and he thinks only about girls
and engines.
a Muley says this when he uncovers the cave so they
can sleep there.
b Tom says this to his mother when he tells her he is
on parole.
c Grandpa says this when he tells the family that he is
not going with them to California.
d Tom says this to the man at the gas station who
doesn’t like begging.
e Ma says this because she is worried about Tom
crossing the state line and being taken back to
prison.
f Mr. Wilson says this when he talks about the many
problems he and his wife have had since they left
their home. He is worried about the car because it
breaks down and is expensive.
c Pearson Education Limited 2008
10–11 Open answers
12 a doesn’t want to live in the country.
b wants to study and have a store.
c stay behind to repair the car.
d refuses to break up the family.
e goes crazy.
13 a T b F c F d T e F f T
14 a Colorado River b Oklahoma c jail
d Barstow e desert
15–17 Open answers
18 a Yes b No c Yes d Yes e Yes
19 The truth: b, c, d Lies: a, e
20 a Mr. Thomas (a farmer) b food
c twenty-five cents an hour d there is a fight
e toilets before f there is no fight
21–22 Open answers
23 a (fruit) canning b pickers c fruit d small
e burned
24 a D b F c D d F e F f F g D
25 a 2 b 4 c 3 d 1
26 a boxcar b cave c stream d wall e barn
27 a They have no work there and so they can’t eat.
b They are there to stop “troublemakers” entering the
ranch.
c He goes for a walk near the gate, and Casy is on the
other side of it.
d Rosasharn has eaten very little, and drunk little
milk. There is no doctor or hospital to help her.
e She feeds a dying man with milk from her breasts.
28 a Pa is talking about the Weedpath camp.
b Ma is talking about pieces of bread.
c Men with notebooks at the entrance to the ranch
are talking about the police presence.
d The storekeeper is talking about the prices he
charges pickers for goods.
e Casy (and later, Ma) is talking about the pay of two
and a half cents.
f Tom is talking about the fight after Casy was killed.
g Tom is talking about hiding from the police.
h Winfield is talking about his sister, who has told
another girl about Tom’s crime and hiding place.
i Ma is talking about Rosasharn’s baby.
j Rosasharn is talking to Ma and the children; she
wants them to leave while she feeds the man with
milk from her breasts.
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Answer keys
PENGUIN READERS
Teacher Support Programme
LEVEL 5
The Grapes of Wrath
Discussion activities key
1–25 Open answers
Activity worksheets key
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b 7 It started in 1929 and lasted until the 1930s.
c 7 About 25 percent did not have jobs.
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e 7 There was little rain.
f 7 There were many jobs offering low pay.
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h 7 Not everybody liked The Grapes of Wrath when it
was published.
a walking
b diner
c ride
d driver
e preacher
f uncle
g planned
h rabbits
i cave
a 5 b 4 c 3 d 7 e 1 f 6 g 2
a 6 b 4 c 8 d 3 e 7 f 2 g 1 h 5
a NO
b YES
c NO
d YES
e NO
f YES
a The contractor
b Floyd
c Uncle John
d The sheriff
e Tom
f Connie
g Casy
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a committees
b down
c bank
d toilets
e nurse
f fight
a the people there are not nice to them > they are not
getting enough work
b cotton > peaches
c low > high
d want to work there > are on strike (are protesting
the low wages)
e more work > lower wages (less money)
f attacked him first > killed Casy
9 a 6 b 4 c 5 d 7 e 1 f 3 g 2
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Progress test key
1 a 9 b 3 c 6 d 1 e 5 f 2 g 7 h 8 i 4
2 a 2 b 2 c 1 d 1 e 1 f 2 g 1
3 a Hooverville
b sheriff
c Government camps
d contractor
e committees
f police
g Farmers’ Association
4 a 3 b 7 c 1 d 5 e 8 f 6 g 2 h 4
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