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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. How old was Rosalene Long when her family left Stuart, Oklahoma?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Three.
(c) Nine.
(d) Six.

2. The meals of the Okies as they traveled west consisted mostly of potatoes and what?
(a) Water.
(b) Soup.
(c) Bread.
(d) Bacon.

3. The trip from the Dust Bowl to California was nearly how many miles?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 4,000.

4. The great winds of the Dust Bowl began in what year?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1936.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Today most of Route 66 is what?

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

3. What was the first Texas town recalled by the Okies on their trek west?

4. What word to the Okies represented a magical place with better lives?

5. Where did the Okie families most often camp at night on their journey west?

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