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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five: Mr. Hart.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Horace Ray Conley describe the sky during the dust storms?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

2. What division of the Department of Agriculture began the construction of farm-labor camps for the Okies?
(a) Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
(b) The Farm Security Administration.
(c) The Farm Equity Association.
(d) Department of Farm Security.

3. Who was President of the United States from 1933 to 1945?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Harry Truman.

4. What couple is described as having loaded up their family in Hollis, Oklahoma, in 1938 to head west?
(a) The Smiths.
(b) The Andersons.
(c) The Rosses.
(d) The Masters.

5. The Tehachapi Mountains lead directly into what valley in California?
(a) San Joaquin Valley.
(b) Antelope Valley.
(c) Sacramento Valley.
(d) Death Valley.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Leo Hart when he got in the habit of stopping by Weedpatch Camp to play ball with the Okie kids and talk to them?

2. Children of farmers in the Dust Bowl were often given the responsibility of cleaning what of dust several times a day?

3. Many cruel farmers would pour what on surplus food or burn it rather than give it to the starving Okies?

4. What was the first major town in New Mexico crossed by the Okies as they headed west?

5. It was said that the farms in California were needing how many farm laborers during the period of the Dust Bowl?

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