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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the arrival of the Okies, cotton pickers in California were paid how much per hour?
(a) 25 cents.
(b) 10 cents.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) 5 cents.

2. What division of the Department of Agriculture began the construction of farm-labor camps for the Okies?
(a) Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
(b) The Farm Equity Association.
(c) Department of Farm Security.
(d) The Farm Security Administration.

3. What was the official name of the Weedpatch Camp?
(a) Agriculture Emergency Camp.
(b) Weedpatch Federal Camp.
(c) F.D.R. Camp.
(d) Arvin Federal Camp.

4. According to the ideas of the Okies, it was big news in California if someone died before the age of what?
(a) 100.
(b) 150.
(c) 200.
(d) 75.

5. Children of farmers in the Dust Bowl were often given the responsibility of cleaning what of dust several times a day?
(a) Chicken coops.
(b) Horse nostrils.
(c) Cow's noses.
(d) Horse stalls.

Short Answer Questions

1. The average migrant farmhand during the Dust Bowl period worked how many days per week?

2. The average migrant farmhand during the Dust Bowl period worked how many hours a day?

3. What danger was in the air created by the wind in the dust storms?

4. Where was help supposedly needed on cotton and vegetable farms in California after the arrival of the Okies?

5. What city was the Dust Bowl centered near?

(see the answer key)

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