Round 3: Tossup 13

After the death of a companion, a member of this family states that “wherever there’s a fight, so hungry people can eat- I’ll be there.” (15[1])A member of this family reprimands his brother for swerving to hit a gopher snake. (-5[2])Muley Graves refuses to accompany this family, a member (15[1])of whom runs away after Floyd Knowles attacks a contractor. A member of this family (15[1])(*) breastfeeds a starving man found inside a barn at the (10[1])conclusion of a novel. (10[1])Rose of Sharon and Tom are among members of this family (10[1])which migrate to California following the Dust Bowl. For 10 points, name this family, the protagonists of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath. ■END■

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