Chapters 13-17

Chapter 13: While the family still has quite a long way to go, the run into a couple of big problems. Ma still has a couple of different fears about California she keeps telling herself that everything is going to work out. They stop at a gas station where Al gets into an argument with the guy who is running the store, when the guy accuses the family of not having enough money to pay for their gas. Before the family decided to move on, they pulled off onto the side of the road for a break, and while they were relaxing the dog got hit by a car and died. The very last thing the family did before taking off was burring Grandfather into an unmarked grave.
Chapter 14: A lot of towns from all over Oklahoma City were so frightened about what was going to happen to them, that they couldn't even remember why they had to leave. For weeks roads were covered with families, farmers getting together, and just people from out of no where.
Chapter 15: On route 66, there was a waitress named Mae and a cook named Al who hardly ever get any business because of where they are located. There would be days where the store was loaded with truck drivers, and on one particular day two truck drivers came in. Mae offered the two men a loaf of bread for a dime and one of the guys said something sarcastically so Mae brushes them off. Somewhere in the story a conversation pops out that Mae told the truck drivers that the farmers were turning into thieves. Towards the end the truck drivers are extra generous and leave Mae with an extra long tip.
Chapter 16: The family has now been traveling for two solid days, so finally on the third day they find a spot that is almost like a home. Rose and Sharon start deciding that they are going to live in town once they get to California, the kids all start dreaming about what they are going to do in California. That's when Pa gets upset but shows it with anger. He keeps telling everyone that there are no good jobs in California. Then stated that there were farmers there who did need a couple of extra hands to run their farms.
Chapter 17: All the families who have met one another, decide to turn into one big family. In all the small communities families still tagged along.