In the grapes of wrath, which of the following best explains why the man insists on paying for the loaf in the following passage (paragraphs 18-20)? mae said resignedly, “you can have this for ten cents.” “that’d be robbin’ you, ma’am.” “go ahead—al says to take it.” she pushed the waxpapered loaf across the counter. the man took a deep leather pouch from his rear pocket, untied the strings, and spread it open. it was heavy with silver and with greasy bills. a) he has a strict budget and does not want to throw off the amount he allotted for the bread. b) he still has pride despite living in such poor conditions. c) he is desperate to get rid of an unlucky dime. d) he is highly insulted at the thought that al and mae might be showing charity to his family.

In The Grapes of Wrath, the sentence that best explains why the man insists on paying for the loaf in the following passage is He has a strict budget and does not want to throw off the amount he allotted for the bread.

Explanation:

The man has a big sense of justice and equality he wants to do and asks for what he considers fair he does not want the people to do charity with him since he is willing to pay what he has asked for then as the story advances the people come to realize that he only asked for a dime of bread since that was his programmed budget.

the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.

ed brushes his teeth

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