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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 half of Kansas was a part of the Dust Bowl?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Western.
(c) Northern.
(d) Southern.

2. Frequently the wind in the Dust Bowl blew more than how many miles per hour?
(a) 50.
(b) 25.
(c) 100.
(d) 30.

3. How old was Rosalene Long when her family left Stuart, Oklahoma?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

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

5. Where did the roads begin climbing into the Black Mountains as the Okies traveled west?
(a) Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(b) Kingman, Arizona.
(c) Whitney, California.
(d) Anderson, Arizona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition was caused by severe damage to the lungs by the inhalation of dust?

2. Where did the Okie families most often camp at night on their journey west?

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

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

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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