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QuizMultiple Choice

The Dust Bowl

Question 12 • LHS Oklahoma History

Which of the following novels depicted the sufferings of an “Okie” family during the Great Depression?

Answer
A
John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath
B
Earnest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls
C
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
D
Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man

Explanation

John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath follows the Joad family, who are driven from Oklahoma during the Great Depression and travel to California in search of work. “Okie” was a term often used for migrants from Oklahoma and nearby states. Therefore, the novel depicting an Okie family’s hardships is The Grapes of Wrath.

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