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Chapter 16, Page 163 of the authorized text:

1. Page 164: Ma's forebodings
2. Page 164: Rose of Sharon and Connie to leave the family
3. Page 164: Does the name "Connie" suggest a con man?
4. Page 165: Al is insulted.
5. Page 166: Engine parts: con-rod and babbitt
6. Page 167: Omen: "The shadow of a buzzard slid across the earth and the family all looked up at the sailing black bird."
7. Page 167: Who will stay with the Wilsons?
8. Page 168: Ma uses strong-arm tactics.
9. Page 169: Pa says Ma is "sassy." Is this understatement? Does Pa say this as a defense mechanism?
10. Page 169: What does "johnrabbit" mean?
11. Page 169: Ma says the family must stick together.
12. Page 170: Note the playing card metaphor.
13. Page 171: Casy still wishes to marry.
14. Page 172: It was common practice to reduce the mileage on odometers before selling a car.
15. Page 173: War comparison: ..."it's like they was runnin' away from soldiers..."
16. Page 173: Another suggestion of revolution
17. Page 174: What is going on that folks don't know about?
18. Page 174: Are Tom and Casy talking about climbing the same kinds of fences?
19. Page 174: Grandma's mind is gone.
20. Page 174: More on Ma's leadership: "She don't forget nobody," said Casy.
21. Page 175: Grandma is "airy-nary."
22. Page 175: Tom's regrets
23. Page 175: Ma injunctions to Tom
24. Page 175: Discussion of buying beer
25. Page 176: What is the import of the discussion of Al and Tom?
26. Page 176: Tom does not wish to discuss the killing that put him in prison.
27. Page 176: Sibling rivalry
28. Page 177: Tom changes the subject of life in prison: "Look at the sun a-flashin' on them windas"
29. Page 177: A wrecking yard is a junkyard.
30. Page 178: Attitude of junkyard attendant
31. Page 178: The boss taunts his employee.
32. Page 178: What is Steinbeck's purpose in making the attendant a one-eyed man?
33. Page 179: What is the purpose of Tom's outburst against the one-eyed man?
34. Page 181: Note the resourcefulness of Tom and Al.
35. Page 182: Tom's rationale for dressing down the one-eyed man
36. Page 182: Why did Al try to hit the cat?
37. Page 183: "She's drinkin' oil like a gopher hole awready." It is nearly impossible to flood a gopher hole.
38. Page 185: Note the use of the word "dominated."
39. Page 186: What is "pig lucky?"
40. Page 186: Grandma is "off her chump."
41. Page 186: Tom suspects a shakedown.
42. Page 187: Businessmen portrayed as evil
43. Page 188: The ragged man reveals the truth about California.
44. Page 189: Discussion of the handbills with the ragged man
45. Page 190: The proprietor suspects the ragged man is a troublemaker.
46. Page 191: Saga of the ragged man
47. Page 191: Suspicions about California are aroused.
48. Page 191: Why do the Joads ignore the warnings about California?
49. Page 192: "Nimsy-mimsy" is dainty of speech.
50. Page 192: Tom admits being a Bolshevik.


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