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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. How far does the Tehachapi Mountain Range extend?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 40 miles.

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

3. 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?
(a) 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 40.
(d) 30.

4. Where was help supposedly needed on cotton and vegetable farms in California after the arrival of the Okies?
(a) Arvin and Lamont.
(b) Sacramento and Arvin.
(c) Bakersfield and Sonoma.
(d) Wasco and Shafter.

5. In what year did the Department of Agriculture began the construction of farm-labor camps for the Okies?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1936.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Hart determined that Okie children were essentially what?

2. What is the highest peak of the Tehachapi Mountains?

3. The average migrant farmhand during the Dust Bowl period worked how many hours a day?

4. What was the official name of the Weedpatch School?

5. What disease had Leo Hart contracted during his military service?

(see the answer key)

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