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Two brothers, Cal and Aaron, vie for the love of their father who understands one and condemns the other. Sibling rivalry haunts the family within a nest of secrets.
Why does Cal travel to nearby Monterey, California?
To follow a woman
Cal follows a woman named Kate, who runs a house of ill repute. He says he wants to tell her he hates her.
To attend school
To pan for gold
To start a business
What business does Mr. Trask want to invest in?
Banking
Refrigeration
Trask believes if he can perfect refrigeration techniques, he can ship fresh lettuce to other towns. It's a business gamble he is willing to take.
Car tires
Furniture
What does Cal suggest his father invest in?
Coal
Bullets
Beans and corn
Cal believes the political climate may create demands for beans. Mr. Trask does not seem too interested in what Cal has to say.
Liquor
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What time period is the story set in?
WWI
The Trasks live in Salinas, California in 1917. The war dominates business and the social climate of the town.
The Great Depression
WWII
The Roaring '20s
When Trask is angry with his son, Cal, what does he make him do?
Manual labor
Bare his back to be whipped
Read the Bible
Mr. Trask is a religious man. He preaches regularly to his sons, especially to Cal.
Pay him
Mr. Trask comments to Cal, "You have no repentance. You are _____________."
not like Aaron
hopeless
beyond reform
bad
Cal responds with, "I am bad...Aaron's the good one." This has been reinforced his whole life.
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Cal confronts Mr. Trask about his mother. What does Trask share?
She died when the boys were babies.
She left the family for another man.
He heard she went East.
Cal knows she is in nearby Monterey, but he doesn't tell his father. Mr. Trask thought it would spare his boys pain by not telling them the whole truth.
She had a debilitating accident.
What does Adam Trask think his wife lacked?
"Common sense"
"Kindness and a conscience"
He also said she "was so full of hate -- for everything."
"Faith in God"
"Motherly instincts"
What physical trait does Adam recall of the former Mrs. Trask?
She was crippled.
She had lovely hands.
It's one way Cal confirms the woman he followed in Monterey is "Kate" (his mother). He notices she wears gloves.
She had the voice of an angel.
She had beautiful long black hair.
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Who tells Cal the truth about his mother?
Abra, Aaron's girlfriend
Sam the Sheriff
Sam shows Cal a picture of his parents on their wedding day. Cal says, "She's no good and I'm no good."
Aaron, his brother
A barmaid
What pleases Mr. Trask about Cal?
He figures out a way to keep the ice from melting.
He hires diligent workers to help with the lettuce.
He sets up a chute to move the lettuce quicker.
Cal uses ingenuity to make progress with the refrigeration business for his father. Trask is angry when he discovers Cal stole the chute from miners.
He does not take a break from his work.
Abra brings lunch for Aaron but talks with Cal while she waits. What does she note?
Cal is smarter than Aaron.
Cal hates his father.
Cal is secretly wealthy.
Cal is popular with the girls.
There is a girl who eats her lunch and watches Cal. Abra thinks she may be viewed by other girls as another one of Cal's conquests
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What confession does Abra make to Cal while they talk over lunch?
"I wonder if I chose the wrong brother."
"I never believed in myself."
"I thought no one loved me."
Abra tells him about her father's second marriage when she was 13 and how she "hated everybody." She just wanted to be loved.
"I always wanted to kiss you."
Who does Cal go to for advice on how to make some money?
Sam
Abra's father
Mr. Albrecht
Will Hamilton
Hamilton will be a partner in the beans business, but Cal needs to invest $5,000. Cal wants to pay his father for the loss he had with the failed lettuce business.
Cal seeks out his mother for the investment money. What does she determine?
"I'm not your mother, kid."
"Adam sent you, didn't he?"
"You're a likable kid."
Kate seems curious about the family she left behind. However, she doesn't want Aaron or Adam to know of the business deal and her presence in Monterey.
"If you don't pay me back, you will owe me a great and horrible debt."
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Why does Kate say she shot Adam?
"I thought he was a prowler."
"He was with another woman."
"He tried to stop me from leaving."
She said, "Nobody holds me." She hated the ranch where they lived.
"I thought he would be a terrible father."
When the country enters the war, what is Aaron's stance on it?
"War creates leaders."
"I just don't believe it's right."
Aaron broods while the town has a parade. He says, "Nothing will make me go" to war.
"It's for fools and the fearless."
"All men have a role to play."
Who do people in town turn against?
Gustave Albrecht
Albrecht is German and is discriminated against. Someone throws a rock through his shoemaker shop.
Adam Trask
Cal Trask
Sam the Sheriff
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Where do Abra and Cal first kiss?
In the bean field
On the ferris wheel
Cal and Abra kill some time waiting for Aaron at the fair. When they get stuck together on the ferris wheel, things heat up.
In the Trask kitchen
In a canoe
What delays Aaron in finding Abra at the fair?
He is defending Mr. Albrecht.
The crowd starts to get violent against Albrecht because he is German. Things settle down when the Sheriff arrives.
He meets another girl.
Mr. Trask is ill.
His mother finds him.
What does Aaron accuse Cal of doing when the melee over Albrecht dies down?
Breaking their father's heart
Showing off in front of Abra
He says, "You had to start slugging." It prompts a fight between the two brothers.
Rallying the mob
Disgracing the family name
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Abra follows Cal to the bar where he is having a few drinks after the fight with Aaron. What does she tell him?
"I'm not such a good girl."
"Forget what happened on the ferris wheel."
Aaron comes to the bar to collect Abra. Cal says of their father, "One day he's going to know who his real son is."
"I've always loved you, Cal."
"You need to apologize to Aaron."
Cal climbs on Abra's roof to talk to her. What does he tell her?
He is leaving town.
He told Aaron about the kiss.
He will give his father $5,000.
Aaron tells her about his investment profit that he will use to win his father's love.
He wants to marry her.
For what does Cal ask Abra's help?
Helping to make amends with Aaron
Counting the money he earned
Bringing his mother to Salinas
Decorating for his father's birthday
He wants to make his father's birthday very special when he presents the money to him. He wants Abra and Aaron to be there.
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What does Cal say about Aaron's gift for their father?
"It won't stack up against mine."
Cal seems a little concerned about what Aaron may have gotten their father. He asks Abra, but she doesn't know.
"Father won't like it."
"Aaron got it more for himself."
"His is too extravagant."
What does Cal tell Mr. Trask they have for the birthday dinner?
Roast beef and yams
Ham and a fine wine
Turkey and champagne
Cal wants everything to be perfect when he presents his gift to his father. All he wants is to be loved.
Roast goose and bean salad
What job does Mr. Trask have since his refrigeration business went under?
He works with Gustave Albrecht making shoes.
He works for the war draft board.
Mr. Trask is uncomfortable with his position.
He is a minister at the church.
He works in the mayor's office.
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What gift does Aaron have for Mr. Trask's birthday?
He buys him a new car.
Aaron bought a ranch for his father.
He announces his engagement to Abra.
Cal is overshadowed by the news. Mr. Trask comments, "I can't imagine anything better than this!"
He tells Mr. Trask he got a new job in Chicago.
What is Adam's reaction to Cal's gift?
"I misjudged you, Cal!"
"What a wonderful surprise!"
"It's the devil's money!"
"Give it to the farmers you robbed!"
He feels as if Cal took advantage of farmers. He doesn't want anything that isn't honest and good.
What does Cal do to get revenge on Aaron for ruining the birthday surprise?
Cal marries Abra.
Cal beats him up and leaves him for dead.
Cal blinds him.
Cal takes Aaron to see their mother.
Cal says,to Kate, "Aaron is everything that's good." He shoves Aaron into Kate and says, "Say hello to your mother."
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Cal returns home to his father and tells him what he did to Aaron. Which does he NOT say to Mr. Trask?
"You never really loved us!"
"I've been jealous my whole life."
"I don't want your love anymore!"
"You aren't my real father!"
Cal wants to hurt his father the way he's been hurt. Abra tries to comfort him.
What has become of Aaron after he saw his mother?
He died of a broken heart.
Aaron killed his mother.
He was drunk, got into a fight, and wants to enlist.
Adam goes to the train station to find Aaron. Aaron is on a train and smashes his face through a window as the train pulls out.
Aaron confronts his father about it.
Adam collapses over Aaron's behavior. What does the doctor have to say?
Adam suffered a stroke with paralysis.
A nurse is brought in to care for Mr. Trask. She annoys Cal and Abra.
Adam had a heart attack and will die soon.
Adam had an aneurysm, but will recover.
Adam had a mental breakdown and needs a therapist.
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Abra is alone with Adam. What does she tell him?
"Forgive Cal."
"We'll get Aaron back to fix everything."
"God sees everything."
"Give him [Cal] a sign you love him."
Abra tells Trask that Cal has felt unloved his entire life. She says she loves Cal.
When Cal talks with his father, what does Adam tell him?
"Will you forgive me, Cal?"
"I only have one son now."
"Don't get anybody else to stay with me; you take care of me."
He asks Cal to get rid of the nurse. The final scene is Cal pulling up a chair next to his father's bed.
"Find your brother and tell him I need him--you need him."
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