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Grapes Of Wrath Chapter Summary
Chapter 1: 1. William was being sent to Mr.Tom because William used to live in the city and it was bad there. So he was forced to live out in the country and his mom wanted William to live with a man who was religouis, so she picked Mr.Tom.
2. William has been hit a lot and told that he has been bad when he really isn’t.
3. We see that William’s mother was abusive and a liar to William.
4. Sammie is Mr.Toms dog and I think that Sammy will play a very important role as beg a main character.
5. William thinks that Mr.Tom will whip him like his mother did.
Chapter 2:
1.Blackouts are things that are used to blocked the window and they are black curtains.
2.The war I think is being fought and the book is set out side of London.
3. William brings in his bag was a belt and letter from
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Because she is giving away the surprise birthday party. 4. A wireless is a radio and the get told on it that they are going to war. 5. HE wants to work with a shirt because he doesn’t want to show his bruises. 6. They are digging the trench for the air raid shelter.
Chapter 6: 1. He sees Zach beesch 2. Zacharias 3. He helps him finish the air raid shelter. 4. He doesn’t want to go into the tub because he can’t swim and he thinks he will drown.
Chapter 7: 1. Because he lost a running race. 2. He has so much energy and plays a lot. 3. To a farm and has a picnic and pick berries. 4. They are all friends and their ages. 5. Because he meet new friends from his new school.
Chapter 8: 1. His first day goes poor because he is put in a class not with Zach. Tom plans to help him with writing. 2. A balaclava is a knitted cap. And the twins visit him because they wanted to see him and be nice.

Chapter 9: 1. He practices his reading and writing 2. Willie receives clothes and cake and some painting things 3. He drew a picture of a eagle in the church 4. He becomes sick from all the cake and food
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