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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The Weedpatch School's population grew to how many students several years after its establishment?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 400.
(d) 500.

4. 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) Doug Davidson.
(b) Eddie Davis.
(c) Jack Smith.
(d) Bob Wilson.

5. What office did Leo Hart decide to run for in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?
(a) Kern County Superintendent of Education.
(b) Mendocino County Sheriff.
(c) Sacramento County Superintendent of Education.
(d) Kern County Principal.

6. Who, in addition to teaching English, would teach plumbing, electric wiring, sports and aircraft mechanics at the Weedpatch School?
(a) John Smithson.
(b) Lee Hanson.
(c) John Roberts.
(d) Andrew McGivens.

7. How many acres of land next to the Weedpatch Camp was Mr. Hart allowed to lease for his school?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

8. What was the President of the School Board's reaction when Hart informed him he was removing the Okie children from the public schools?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Rage.
(c) Anger.
(d) Glee.

9. Mr. Hart leased the land next to the Weedpatch Camp for how much money?
(a) $30.
(b) $40.
(c) $10.
(d) $1.

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

11. Who bought an airplane from a military surplus facility for the Weedpatch School?
(a) Jim McPherson.
(b) Andrew McWilliams.
(c) Pete Bancroft.
(d) Mark Allen White.

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

13. What disease had Leo Hart contracted during his military service?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Gangrene.

14. Whose hog placed third in the county fair in Chapter Eight: Our School?
(a) Mark Skawinski's.
(b) Tenaya Jones'.
(c) Eddie Davis'.
(d) Andrew Ross'.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did the Weedpatch School gain from community taxes?

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

3. Who was the manager of the Weedpatch Camp?

4. Many parents, after seeing their children improve at the Weedpatch School decided to do what?

5. What did Doyle Powers get as a reward for doing well on his math test in Chapter Eight: Our School?

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