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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the highest peak of the Tehachapi Mountains?
(a) Mount Whitney.
(b) Double Mountain.
(c) McKinley Mountain.
(d) Mount Lyell.

3. More than how many Americans were left homeless due to the Dust Bowl?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 1,000,000.
(d) 3,000,000.

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

5. Where was the man from who claimed in Chapter Two: Mother Road, "All you could hear was 'Going to Californ-I-A!'"?
(a) Oklahoma City, OK.
(b) Porum, OK.
(c) Camden, OK.
(d) Prairieville, OK.

Short Answer Questions

1. The trip from the Dust Bowl to California was nearly how many miles?

2. What division of the Department of Agriculture began the construction of farm-labor camps for the Okies?

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

4. What was the second northern Texas town passed by the Okies as they headed west?

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

(see the answer key)

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