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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who bought an airplane from a military surplus facility for the Weedpatch School?
(a) Mark Allen White.
(b) Jim McPherson.
(c) Pete Bancroft.
(d) Andrew McWilliams.

2. Of what branch of the military had Leo Hart been a member?
(a) Army.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Marines.
(d) Navy.

3. The Weedpatch School's population grew to how many students several years after its establishment?
(a) 200.
(b) 400.
(c) 100.
(d) 500.

4. Whose hog placed third in the county fair in Chapter Eight: Our School?
(a) Eddie Davis'.
(b) Mark Skawinski's.
(c) Tenaya Jones'.
(d) Andrew Ross'.

5. Who was the manager of the Weedpatch Camp?
(a) James Dickins.
(b) Dewey Russell.
(c) William Anderson.
(d) Andrew Granade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the President of the School Board's reaction when Hart informed him he was removing the Okie children from the public schools?

2. Who showed his total support for Weedpatch School by enrolling his own children there?

3. The two dilapidated buildings on the land where the Weedpatch School was to be built were formerly what?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Weedpatch School look like after one year? How much did the student body grow?

2. What had led to Leo Hart's obtaining an education degree? How was he injured from the war?

3. What donations did Leo Hart acquire for the Weedpatch School? From whom?

4. What rewards were offered the children at the Weedpatch School who excelled academically?

5. What are examples of the generosity of the administration and faculty at the Weedpatch School?

6. Who built the Weedpatch School? How?

7. How many children initially enrolled in the Weedpatch School? Who did Hart seek to teach there?

8. What resistance did Hart meet with the Kern County community? What did the citizens think of Mr. Hart?

9. Where did Leo Hart obtain land for the Weedpatch School? How much did it cost?

10. What nontraditional responsibilities were the children of the Weedpatch School given?

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