When they are picking cotton, the Joads and other workers live where?

When they are picking cotton, the Joads and other workers live where?

• A. In old buses
• B. In tents
• C. In their cars
• D. In railroad cars

Answer: (D)

The situation emphasizes the transient, makeshift housing that migrant workers rely on during harvest time. The Joads and other laborers stay in railroad cars—old boxcars parked near the fields and used as temporary living quarters. These cars provide just enough shelter for sleeping and cooking, highlighting how laborers move from place to place and endure precarious housing rather than having stable homes. This setting reinforces the novel’s themes of poverty and exploitation in the seasonal migrant economy.

The situation emphasizes the transient, makeshift housing that migrant workers rely on during harvest time. The Joads and other laborers stay in railroad cars—old boxcars parked near the fields and used as temporary living quarters. These cars provide just enough shelter for sleeping and cooking, highlighting how laborers move from place to place and endure precarious housing rather than having stable homes. This setting reinforces the novel’s themes of poverty and exploitation in the seasonal migrant economy.