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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) Phoenix, Arizona.
(b) Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) Gallup, New Mexico.

2. One obstacle facing Mr. Hart was the fact that many of the Okie children were what?
(a) Undisciplined.
(b) Disabled.
(c) Illiterate.
(d) Spoiled.

3. The average migrant farmhand during the Dust Bowl period worked how many days per week?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

4. Where had Leo Hart gone to recover after his military service?
(a) Arizona.
(b) California.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Oklahoma.

5. Who established the Soil Erosion Service in August 1933?
(a) Harold L. Ickes.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another term which referred to the dust storms during the Dust Bowl?

2. Many cruel farmers would pour what on surplus food or burn it rather than give it to the starving Okies?

3. How many flat tires did the Masters family have in their first 50 miles headed west?

4. What did the Okie children refer to the dust storms they'd escaped from when telling about them in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?

5. Who was President of the United States from 1933 to 1945?

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