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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. Who amongst the Okies suffered the most according to the author?
(a) The men.
(b) The women.
(c) The elderly.
(d) The children.

2. What popular Jack Bryant song did the Okie families sing as they made their way west?
(a) "Sunny Cal."
(b) "Cally-Ho."
(c) "Okie Song."
(d) "Westward Ho."

3. The hot summer before the school was to open, the Okie kids spent morning to night where?
(a) The canning factory.
(b) The industry mill.
(c) The corn fields.
(d) The cotton fields.

4. What often raced before the dust storms, warning the Okies they were on their way?
(a) Coyotes and rabbits.
(b) Horses.
(c) Rabbits and birds.
(d) Birds and horses.

5. Who helped Leo Hart build the Weedpatch School, piece by piece?
(a) The students.
(b) The federal agents.
(c) The Army Reserve.
(d) The Peace Corps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was hired as a music teacher and when he received a check for a year of services, he donated it back to the school?

2. What kind of school was Mr. Hart permitted to build for the Okie children?

3. What was the name of the principal of the Weedpatch School?

4. How many children were initially enrolled in the Weedpatch School?

5. Who at the Weedpatch School taught the kids science and sewing so they could make more attractive and better fitting clothes for themselves?

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