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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many members were in Rosalene Long's family?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. The great winds of the Dust Bowl began in what year?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1936.

3. Who was President of the United States from 1933 to 1945?
(a) Teddy Roosevelt.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Harry Truman.

4. The trip from the Dust Bowl to California was nearly how many miles?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 3,000.

5. What half of Colorado was a part of the Dust Bowl?
(a) Northern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Western.

6. What term refers to the sharp, nasal tone of the Okie dialect?
(a) Mumbo.
(b) Twiddle.
(c) Twang.
(d) Waddle.

7. Where was it rumored among the Okies that grape-pickers were needed when they arrived in California?
(a) Bakersfield.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Eureka.
(d) Sonoma.

8. Where did the Okie families most often camp at night on their journey west?
(a) By towns.
(b) By streams.
(c) By highways.
(d) By churches.

9. To survive the Dust Bowl, many farmers relied on a diet of what and biscuits?
(a) Coyote.
(b) Jackrabbits.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Turkey.

10. Today most of Route 66 is what?
(a) Urbanized.
(b) Under water.
(c) Renovated.
(d) Closed.

11. According to the ideas of the Okies, it was big news in California if someone died before the age of what?
(a) 200.
(b) 75.
(c) 150.
(d) 100.

12. What couple is described as having loaded up their family in Hollis, Oklahoma, in 1938 to head west?
(a) The Andersons.
(b) The Rosses.
(c) The Masters.
(d) The Smiths.

13. What is the County Seat of Texas County and largest city in the Oklahoma Panhandle?
(a) Oklahoma City.
(b) Guymon.
(c) Tulsa.
(d) Boise City.

14. Who established the Soil Erosion Service in August 1933?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Harold L. Ickes.
(d) Harry Truman.

15. In what California towns were farmhands needed to harvest potatoes according to rumors after the Okies arrived?
(a) Wasco and Shafter.
(b) Bakersfield and Sonoma.
(c) Sacramento and Lamont.
(d) Eureka and Arcata.

Short Answer Questions

1. The migrant workers were increasing the state and county costs for what during the Dust Bowl period in California?

2. What popular Jack Bryant song did the Okie families sing as they made their way west?

3. What city in Kern County, California is located 31 miles north-northwest of Bakersfield?

4. How far does the Tehachapi Mountain Range extend?

5. What is the County Seat of Cimarron County?

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