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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children were initially enrolled in the Weedpatch School?
(a) 50.
(b) 25.
(c) 40.
(d) 35.

2. Who cooked the school lunches in the new cafeteria at the Weedpatch School?
(a) Edward Ross.
(b) Leo Hart.
(c) James Skawinski.
(d) Edna Hart.

3. The field trips and outings offered as rewards for scholastic achievement frequently included going where?
(a) The museum.
(b) The zoo.
(c) The planetarium.
(d) Fishing.

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

5. What was the name of Leo Hart's wife?
(a) Leo Hart.
(b) Edna Hart.
(c) James Kinkaid.
(d) Andrew Williams.

6. Who was the manager of the Weedpatch Camp?
(a) William Anderson.
(b) Dewey Russell.
(c) Andrew Granade.
(d) James Dickins.

7. What did Doyle Powers make on his math test in order to get a special reward in Chapter Eight: Our School?
(a) 100.
(b) 60.
(c) 92.
(d) 98.

8. Of what branch of the military had Leo Hart been a member?
(a) Army.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Marines.
(d) Navy.

9. Who showed his total support for Weedpatch School by enrolling his own children there?
(a) Pete Bancroft.
(b) Jim McPherson.
(c) Andrew McWilliams.
(d) Rose Gilger.

10. One obstacle facing Mr. Hart was the fact that many of the Okie children were what?
(a) Spoiled.
(b) Disabled.
(c) Illiterate.
(d) Undisciplined.

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

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

13. Who taught History and Math at the Weedpatch School?
(a) Jesse Anderson.
(b) Jim McPherson.
(c) Mark Allen White.
(d) Andrew McWilliams.

14. Who headed the mob which burned down an Okie migrant camp near the Kern River in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?
(a) The fire chief.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The principal.
(d) The sheriff.

15. Who was the leader of his fellow students when three carloads of local high school boys drove onto the Weedpatch School grounds, harassing and threatening the Okie students?
(a) Bob Wilson.
(b) Doug Davidson.
(c) Eddie Davis.
(d) Jack Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. By when after the opening of the Weedpatch School had the kids helped to till the field next to the school?

2. What did Leo Hart study in college after his military service?

3. Where did Leo Hart enroll in college after his military service?

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

5. What did the Okie children refer to the dust storms they'd escaped from when telling about them in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?

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