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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven: Something to Watch.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Leo Hart study in college after his military service?
(a) Mechanics.
(b) Education.
(c) Economics.
(d) Agriculture.

2. How long did the new building at the Weedpatch School take to build?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 7 months.

3. Who at the Weedpatch School taught the kids science and sewing so they could make more attractive and better fitting clothes for themselves?
(a) Rose Gilger.
(b) James Harris.
(c) Edna Gildner.
(d) Mark Allen White.

4. What office did Leo Hart decide to run for in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?
(a) Mendocino County Sheriff.
(b) Sacramento County Superintendent of Education.
(c) Kern County Superintendent of Education.
(d) Kern County Principal.

5. Who showed his total support for Weedpatch School by enrolling his own children there?
(a) Andrew McWilliams.
(b) Jim McPherson.
(c) Pete Bancroft.
(d) Rose Gilger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the Department of Agriculture began the construction of farm-labor camps for the Okies?

2. In what California towns were farmhands needed to harvest potatoes according to rumors after the Okies arrived?

3. Where had Leo Hart gone to recover after his military service?

4. Where was help supposedly needed on cotton and vegetable farms in California after the arrival of the Okies?

5. By when after the opening of the Weedpatch School had the kids helped to till the field next to the school?

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