View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three: Dead Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What term refers to a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand?
(a) Daily.
(b) Manifesto.
(c) Notebook.
(d) Handbill.

3. The farmers of the 1930s in the Oklahoma Panhandle were referred to as what kind of farmers?
(a) Wet.
(b) Tomato.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Dry.

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

5. How far does the Tehachapi Mountain Range extend?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 40 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did the Department of Agriculture began the construction of farm-labor camps for the Okies?

3. Many cruel farmers would pour what on surplus food or burn it rather than give it to the starving Okies?

4. How many farm labor camps for the Okies were built by the Department of Agriculture during the Dust Bowl period?

5. What would people sleep with on their faces to protect themselves from the dust?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 188 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample