How does the reader know vera is with the tale she told frampton?
a. she stares out the window in surprise and horror
b. she makes him turn to look out the window
c. she shudders when she finishes telling the story
d. she tells another tale, this time about him

The great depression, which lasted throughout the 1930s in the united states, affected many people, and it had a devastating impact on an entire subset of the u.s. population. modernist writer john steinbeck wrote about the toll the depression took on these families, many of whom were forced to leave their farms and find other sources of income.