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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. What was Route 66 referred to by the Okies?
(a) Devil Road.
(b) Coyote Road.
(c) Mother Road.
(d) Bear Road.

2. What popular Jack Bryant song did the Okie families sing as they made their way west?
(a) "Westward Ho."
(b) "Cally-Ho."
(c) "Sunny Cal."
(d) "Okie Song."

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

4. What is the County Seat of Texas County and largest city in the Oklahoma Panhandle?
(a) Guymon.
(b) Tulsa.
(c) Oklahoma City.
(d) Boise City.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What often raced before the dust storms, warning the Okies they were on their way?

2. When had the Great Depression begun?

3. In the flatlands of the Panhandle, people could see the dust storms coming from up to how far away?

4. What town did the Okies first cross through in California?

5. From 1930 through 1940, the number of dust bowl farmers declined by how many?

(see the answer key)

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