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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frequently the wind in the Dust Bowl blew more than how many miles per hour?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 25.
(d) 100.

2. After the arrival of the Okies, cotton pickers in California were paid how much per hour?
(a) 25 cents.
(b) 5 cents.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 50 cents.

3. Where did Leo Hart enroll in college after his military service?
(a) University of Arkansas.
(b) University of New York.
(c) University of Arizona.
(d) University of California.

4. Some California teachers segregated the Okie children and made them sit where?
(a) In the back.
(b) Outside.
(c) By the girls.
(d) On the floor.

5. What division of the Department of Agriculture began the construction of farm-labor camps for the Okies?
(a) Department of Farm Security.
(b) Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
(c) The Farm Equity Association.
(d) The Farm Security Administration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Leo Hart's wife?

2. Many of the squatters in Okie communities lived in shacks made of what?

3. How much did the airplane cost which was bought and donated to the Weedpatch School?

4. What was the official name of the Weedpatch School?

5. Many cruel farmers would pour what on surplus food or burn it rather than give it to the starving Okies?

(see the answer key)

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