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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It was said that the farms in California were needing how many farm laborers during the period of the Dust Bowl?
(a) Hundreds of thousands.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Millions.
(d) Hundreds.

2. What were Okies identified with by stereotype?
(a) Ratty clothing.
(b) Nice cars.
(c) Expensive clothing.
(d) Affected dialects.

3. Where was Horace Ray Conley from?
(a) Tulsa, OK.
(b) Oklahoma City, OK.
(c) Foss, OK.
(d) Prairieville, OK.

4. In what year did the winds of the Dust Bowl finally subside?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1939.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What city was the Dust Bowl centered near?

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

4. What term refers to a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand?

5. Where did families often stop to pick cotton along their route west during the Dust Bowl?

(see the answer key)

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