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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Tehachapi Mountains lead directly into what valley in California?
(a) San Joaquin Valley.
(b) Antelope Valley.
(c) Sacramento Valley.
(d) Death Valley.

3. The average migrant farmhand during the Dust Bowl period earned as little as how much per week?
(a) $10.
(b) $5.
(c) $3.
(d) $4.

4. When had the Great Depression begun?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1929.

5. Today most of Route 66 is what?
(a) Urbanized.
(b) Closed.
(c) Renovated.
(d) Under water.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the first major town in New Mexico crossed by the Okies as they headed west?

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

4. How many members were in Rosalene Long's family?

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

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