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What led the man and woman to climb onto a moving train during the Great Depression?
What led the man and woman to climb onto a moving train during the Great Depression?
- Financial independence
- Curiosity about hobo life
- Adventure-seeking spirit
- Desperation and homelessness (correct)
How did the man feel about his family's situation during the Great Depression?
How did the man feel about his family's situation during the Great Depression?
- He felt empowered by the difficulties
- He was indifferent to their struggles
- He was excited about the challenges
- He felt homesick and struggled with the poverty and hardships (correct)
What techniques did the man and woman use to obtain food during their hobo life?
What techniques did the man and woman use to obtain food during their hobo life?
- Pretending to be hungry and offering to work in exchange for meals (correct)
- Begging for money on the streets
- Stealing from others
- Starting a small business
What happened to the man and woman while they were in jail?
What happened to the man and woman while they were in jail?
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How did the judge treat the man and woman after their arrest?
How did the judge treat the man and woman after their arrest?
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How did the man feel about returning to society after his hobo life?
How did the man feel about returning to society after his hobo life?
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Study Notes
- Two people (a man and a woman) were desperate and homeless during the Great Depression, leading them to climb onto a moving train and hide in a boxcar.
- They faced fear and uncertainty as they navigated the unfamiliar world of hobo life, relying on each other for survival.
- The man described feeling homesick and struggling with the poverty and hardships, which eventually led his mother to abandon their family.
- To obtain food, they used various techniques, such as pretending to be hungry and offering to work in exchange for meals.
- They were once arrested and put in jail, where they slept in a dirty cell filled with bedbugs.
- The judge eventually released them, giving them a voucher for a free breakfast and telling them to leave town.
- The man expressed feelings of freedom and identity associated with hobo life, but also acknowledged the difficulties and the eventual need for stability.
- He described the strangeness of returning to society and hiding his past from others.
- The man expressed a sense of uncertainty about the morality of his actions and the direction of his life.
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