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

2. The trip from the Dust Bowl could take families anywhere from three weeks to how long?
(a) One year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Two years.

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

4. What was the first Texas town recalled by the Okies on their trek west?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Amarillo.
(c) Shamrock.
(d) Longhorn.

5. The meals of the Okies as they traveled west consisted mostly of potatoes and what?
(a) Soup.
(b) Bacon.
(c) Water.
(d) Bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the second northern Texas town passed by the Okies as they headed west?

2. How old was Rosalene Long when her family left Stuart, Oklahoma?

3. When there was enough rain, what crops did the Okies in the Panhandle grow?

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

5. It was said amongs the Okies that no one went hungry in California because what were everywhere there?

(see the answer key)

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