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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. Many of the squatters in Okie communities lived in shacks made of what?
(a) Clay.
(b) Chicken sheds.
(c) Cardboard.
(d) Tires.

2. Once the Okies started arriving in the California towns, they found notices that there were how many men for every job there?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

3. The trip from the Dust Bowl to California was nearly how many miles?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 4,000.

4. What often raced before the dust storms, warning the Okies they were on their way?
(a) Rabbits and birds.
(b) Coyotes and rabbits.
(c) Horses.
(d) Birds and horses.

5. What is the County Seat of Cimarron County?
(a) Tulsa.
(b) Oklahoma City.
(c) Prairieville.
(d) Boise City.

Short Answer Questions

1. The trip from the Dust Bowl could take families anywhere from three weeks to how long?

2. What was Route 66 referred to by the Okies?

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

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

5. Where did Rosalene Long's family get caught in a flood as they headed west?

(see the answer key)

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