View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four:.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What condition was caused by severe damage to the lungs by the inhalation of dust?
(a) Dust pneumonia.
(b) Red pneumonia.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Emphesema.

3. What man gave hope to the suffering Okie children in the end of Chapter Four?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Andrew McCarthy.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Leo Hart.

4. What was the first Texas town recalled by the Okies on their trek west?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Longhorn.
(c) Shamrock.
(d) Amarillo.

5. Californians claimed that the Okies were taking what from them during their influx?
(a) Money.
(b) Jobs.
(c) Regulations.
(d) Homes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the County Seat of Texas County and largest city in the Oklahoma Panhandle?

2. Today most of Route 66 is what?

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

4. Frequently the wind in the Dust Bowl blew more than how many miles per hour?

5. What were Okies identified with by stereotype?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 168 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample