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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two: Mother Road.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many flat tires did the Masters family have in their first 50 miles headed west?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

2. What would people sleep with on their faces to protect themselves from the dust?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Pillow cases.
(c) Face masks.
(d) Wet rags.

3. What danger was in the air created by the wind in the dust storms?
(a) Snow.
(b) Hail.
(c) Chemicals.
(d) Static electricity.

4. How did Horace Ray Conley describe the sky during the dust storms?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Black.
(c) Gray.
(d) Red.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the ideas of the Okies, it was big news in California if someone died before the age of what?

3. How many members were in Rosalene Long's family?

4. The meals of the Okies as they traveled west consisted mostly of potatoes and what?

5. Where did families often stop to pick cotton along their route west during the Dust Bowl?

(see the answer key)

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