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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two: Mother Road.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Rosalene Long's family get caught in a flood as they headed west?
(a) Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(b) Gallup, New Mexico.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) Phoenix, Arizona.

2. Where did the roads begin climbing into the Black Mountains as the Okies traveled west?
(a) Anderson, Arizona.
(b) Whitney, California.
(c) Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(d) Kingman, Arizona.

3. Today most of Route 66 is what?
(a) Closed.
(b) Under water.
(c) Renovated.
(d) Urbanized.

4. What was the first Texas town recalled by the Okies on their trek west?
(a) Longhorn.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Shamrock.
(d) Amarillo.

5. What danger was in the air created by the wind in the dust storms?
(a) Hail.
(b) Static electricity.
(c) Snow.
(d) Chemicals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Horace Ray Conley from?

2. What would people sleep with on their faces to protect themselves from the dust?

3. How many members were in Rosalene Long's family?

4. What is the County Seat of Texas County and largest city in the Oklahoma Panhandle?

5. When had the Great Depression begun?

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