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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three: Dead Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. It was said that the farms in California were needing how many farm laborers during the period of the Dust Bowl?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Hundreds of thousands.
(d) Millions.

3. Many cruel farmers would pour what on surplus food or burn it rather than give it to the starving Okies?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Water.
(d) Oil.

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

5. How many families a week were losing their farms to the banks in the Panhandle in 1932?
(a) 500.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 200.
(d) 2,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Today most of Route 66 is what?

4. What term refers to a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand?

5. How many farm labor camps for the Okies were built by the Department of Agriculture during the Dust Bowl period?

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