The author, John Steinbeck, states in paragraph 12 that this first family about whom he is writing is in
“the middle class of the squatters' camp," but
that “in a few months this family will slip down to
the lower class.” What information does the
author use to support his prediction? Explain
your reasoning with textual evidence.

Ipronounced his name, offering him at the same time my hand: he took it, smiling and saying, “we shall do very well by-and-by.” then he laid me down, and addressing bessie, charged her to be very careful that i was not disturbed during the night. having given some further directions, and intimates that he should call again the next day, he departed; to my grief: i felt so sheltered and befriended while he sat in the chair near my pillow… (chapter 3) this passage, in which jane first meets the doctor, is an example of