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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five: Mr. Hart.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Rosalene Long's family get caught in a flood as they headed west?
(a) Gallup, New Mexico.
(b) Phoenix, Arizona.
(c) Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(d) Los Angeles, California.

2. When there was enough rain, what crops did the Okies in the Panhandle grow?
(a) Wheat and rice.
(b) Corn and wheat.
(c) Cotton and tobacco.
(d) Tomatoes and corn.

3. What did the Okie children refer to the dust storms they'd escaped from when telling about them in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?
(a) Terror winds.
(b) Black clouds.
(c) Awful nights.
(d) Red storms.

4. Where did Leo Hart enroll in college after his military service?
(a) University of New York.
(b) University of California.
(c) University of Arizona.
(d) University of Arkansas.

5. Citizens armed with clubs and what attacked the Weedpatch Camp one night, trying to frighten the Okies away in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?
(a) Guns.
(b) Pitchforks.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Torches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What half of Kansas was a part of the Dust Bowl?

2. 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?

3. What city was the Dust Bowl centered near?

4. The farmers of the 1930s in the Oklahoma Panhandle were referred to as what kind of farmers?

5. What office did Leo Hart decide to run for in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?

(see the answer key)

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