Question

How is John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath characteristic of American life in the 1930s?
It's a political drama about corrupt politicians taking advantage of the public.
It recounts how prejudice and poverty in the 1930s drove African Americans to violent crime.
It depicts a fictional town that shows how the Great Depression affected Southern plantation life.
It narrates the plight of the Dust Bowl victims who were forced to migrate to California during the 1930s.

Answer 1

One way in which John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was characteristic of American life in the 1930s was that "It depicts a fictional town that shows how the Great Depression affected Southern plantation life," since this "struck a chord" with many Americans who had lived through the Great Depression. 

Answer 2

The real answer is D "It narrates the plight of the Dust Bowl victims who were forced to migrate to California during the 1930s."