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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six: Weedpatch School.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many items for the Weedpatch School were donated by whom?
(a) The state government.
(b) The federal government.
(c) NATO.
(d) The community.

2. Incidents of vandalism against the Okies' school included what dead animals left where the kids would find them?
(a) Horses.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Birds.
(d) Cats.

3. What city in Kern County, California is located 31 miles north-northwest of Bakersfield?
(a) San Francisco, CA.
(b) Sacramento, CA.
(c) Delano, CA.
(d) Eureka, CA.

4. The manager of the Weedpatch Camp was good friends with what author?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) John Steinbeck.

5. What was the official name of the Weedpatch School?
(a) The Arvin Federal Emergency School.
(b) The Weedpatch Emergency School.
(c) The F.D. Roosevelt Emergency School.
(d) The Kern County Emergency School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to many of the Okies who defended their honor against prejudice?

2. Where did the Okie families most often camp at night on their journey west?

3. In what year did the Department of Agriculture began the construction of farm-labor camps for the Okies?

4. It was said amongs the Okies that no one went hungry in California because what were everywhere there?

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

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