Excluding Casy, how many Members of the Joad clan set out for California?

Excluding Casy, how many Members of the Joad clan set out for California?

• A. Ten
• B. Eleven
• C. Twelve
• D. Thirteen

Answer: (C)

When you track who actually travels with the Joad family, you count the family members who join the trip, not every character who accompanies them. Excluding Jim Casy, the Joad clan that sets out to California consists of Ma and Pa Joad, Tom Joad, Grandpa Joad, Grandma Joad, Uncle John Joad, Noah Joad, Al Joad, Rose of Sharon (Rosasharn) Joad, Connie, Ruthie Joad, and Winfield Joad. That makes twelve in all. Jim Casy travels with them as a companion, but he isn’t counted among the Joads, so including him would bring the total to thirteen.

When you track who actually travels with the Joad family, you count the family members who join the trip, not every character who accompanies them. Excluding Jim Casy, the Joad clan that sets out to California consists of Ma and Pa Joad, Tom Joad, Grandpa Joad, Grandma Joad, Uncle John Joad, Noah Joad, Al Joad, Rose of Sharon (Rosasharn) Joad, Connie, Ruthie Joad, and Winfield Joad. That makes twelve in all.

Jim Casy travels with them as a companion, but he isn’t counted among the Joads, so including him would bring the total to thirteen.