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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six: Weedpatch School.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would people sleep with on their faces to protect themselves from the dust?
(a) Pillow cases.
(b) Wet rags.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Face masks.

2. Who established the Soil Erosion Service in August 1933?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Harold L. Ickes.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

3. What was the first major town in New Mexico crossed by the Okies as they headed west?
(a) Santa Fe
(b) Tucumcari.
(c) Roswell.
(d) Albuquerque.

4. The starvation diets and unsanitary conditions of the Okie communities led to disease including tuberculosis, pneumonia and what?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Syphillis.
(c) Gangrene.
(d) Cholera.

5. The migrant workers were increasing the state and county costs for what during the Dust Bowl period in California?
(a) Jobs.
(b) Police and fire attendants.
(c) City officials.
(d) Medical care and education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what branch of the military had Leo Hart been a member?

2. What is the County Seat of Cimarron County?

3. One obstacle facing Mr. Hart was the fact that many of the Okie children were what?

4. What organs had Leo Hart lost to his disease after his military service?

5. The meals of the Okies as they traveled west consisted mostly of potatoes and what?

(see the answer key)

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