What caused topsoil erosion across the Great Plains by 1935?
Drought and poor farming practices.
What enabled large landowners to evict tenant farmers in the late 1930s?
All-purpose tractors.
In which year did John Steinbeck research migrants from Arkansas and Oklahoma in California?
1936.
In which year did John Steinbeck publish *The Grapes of Wrath*?
1939.
What two sources inspire the title *The Grapes of Wrath*?
The “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and Revelation 14:19–20.
What does “grapes of wrath” represent in Steinbeck’s novel?
The oppression of the weak by the powerful and the oppressed people’s growing anger.
What effect do the roadside café details have in Chapter 15?
They create a specific atmosphere and bring readers close to the Joads’ journey.
What is colloquial language?
An informal style commonly used in ordinary conversation and familiar contexts.
What does Steinbeck’s dialogue evoke through misspellings, broken language, and colloquialisms?
The speech and interactions of migrant workers with limited education and means.
What does the wind do to the corn in the Chapter 1 passage?
It uproots the corn.
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1. What combination of conditions caused the erosion that gave the Great Plains region the name “Dust Bowl” by 1935?
2. How did all-purpose tractors contribute to tenant farmers’ displacement in the late 1930s?
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