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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine: Sunset School and Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the flatlands of the Panhandle, people could see the dust storms coming from up to how far away?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 40 miles.
(c) 30 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

3. What would people sleep with on their faces to protect themselves from the dust?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Pillow cases.
(c) Wet rags.
(d) Face masks.

4. What student of the Weedpatch School went on to own two supermarkets in Kern County?
(a) Jonathan Walters.
(b) Michael Anders.
(c) Peter Jackson.
(d) Bill Johnson.

5. Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?
(a) Alexander Welsh.
(b) John Steinbeck.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Short Answer Questions

1. The cost of a family to stay at the Weedpatch Camp was how much per week?

2. The kids at the Weedpatch School were given what responsibility?

3. By May, 1941, the students at the Weedpatch School were separated into how many main groups?

4. How far does the Tehachapi Mountain Range extend?

5. Citizens armed with clubs and what attacked the Weedpatch Camp one night, trying to frighten the Okies away in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?

(see the answer key)

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