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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eight: Our School.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of school was Mr. Hart permitted to build for the Okie children?
(a) Charter.
(b) Emergency.
(c) Gifted.
(d) Tactile.

2. In what California towns were farmhands needed to harvest potatoes according to rumors after the Okies arrived?
(a) Bakersfield and Sonoma.
(b) Sacramento and Lamont.
(c) Eureka and Arcata.
(d) Wasco and Shafter.

3. Incidents of vandalism against the Okies' school included what dead animals left where the kids would find them?
(a) Horses.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Cats.
(d) Birds.

4. Today most of Route 66 is what?
(a) Urbanized.
(b) Renovated.
(c) Under water.
(d) Closed.

5. What was the President of the School Board's reaction when Hart informed him he was removing the Okie children from the public schools?
(a) Rage.
(b) Glee.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. When had the Great Depression begun?

2. The new building of the Weedpatch School contained classrooms and what?

3. In what year did the winds of the Dust Bowl finally subside?

4. 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?

5. In what war had Leo Hart recently served upon meeting the Okie children?

(see the answer key)

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