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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children were initially enrolled in the Weedpatch School?

2. Who at the Weedpatch School taught the kids science and sewing so they could make more attractive and better fitting clothes for themselves?

3. Who helped Leo Hart build the Weedpatch School, piece by piece?

4. On the first day of work on the Weedpatch School, the kids built what?

5. Who was hired as a music teacher and when he received a check for a year of services, he donated it back to the school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When did Leo Hart first meet with the students and teachers of the Weedpatch School? Where?

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

4. What challenges did the Okie children of the Weedpatch School face in their education?

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

6. What incidents of vandalism thwarted the Weedpatch School?

7. What were the buildings renovated into for the Weedpatch School?

8. What were some of the obstacles facing Leo Hart in his attempts to help the Okie children?

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

10. Who headed a mob which attacked the Weedpatch Camp in Chapter 5: Mr. Hart? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the economic impact of the Dust Bowl on America. How was agriculture affected by the loss of farmland in the Midwest? How did farmers survive?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Okies' crossing of the Black Mountains and the Mojave Desert. What dangers did the Okies face crossing these regions?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Leo Hart's establishment of the Weedpatch School. What legal matters did Hart have to attend in order to make Weedpatch a possibility? Who did he turn to for help?

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