Muley shares a cave that he's been sleeping in, with them. In the next chapters, it tells about how used-car salesmen are cheating families that are going to California. The salesmen would sell the families any broken-down vehicles they can find and they would also change out good batteries with bad ones. Many of the families are in such a hurry, that they are willing to pay any price for the vehicles. Tom tells Muley and Jim a story about his Uncle John. Years ago, John's wife complained of stomach aches and John did not want to hire a doctor for her. Afterwards, she died and John was so contrite, that he does constant acts of generosity: gives out candy to children and giving meals to neighbors. Despite his efforts, John still is not able to console himself.
When they get to Uncle John's house, Tom reunites with his family. Pa and Ma Joad are also there, along with Grandma and Grandpa Joad, and his brothers. Ma and Pa do not notice that Tom is there until he tells them that he is on parole. Ma is worried that prison may have corrupted him and drove him insane. She told him that she knew the mother of a gangster, Purty Boy Floyd," who went "mean-mad"" when he was in prison. Tom reassures his mother that he is not like the other people who find that prison is a horrible insult. Ma starts to worry about what they will find in California, but she trusts a handbill that advertised work. She hopes that the advertisement was accurate and that California will be an amazing place. Grampa agrees and says that when they get there, he will fill his mouth full of grapes. While in the town, Pa Joad goes to sell some of their possessions. When he returned, he barely earned eighteen dollars. When it comes time to leave, Grandpa Joad suddenly wants to stay. He says that he is going to live off the land like Muley. He continues to argue until the family sneaks sleeping medicine into his coffee. When Grandpa Joad falls asleep, they carry him into the truck and start the journey to California.
