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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the first day of work on the Weedpatch School, the kids built what?
(a) An airplane.
(b) A fish pond.
(c) A fort.
(d) A trench.

2. What type of airplane did the Weedpatch School have?
(a) B-52.
(b) C-46.
(c) Albatross.
(d) D-21.

3. Where had Leo Hart gone to recover after his military service?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) California.

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

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

6. By May, 1941, the students at the Weedpatch School were separated into how many main groups?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

7. The kids with what percentage or better averages were occasionally taken on field trips organized by their teachers?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 90.
(d) 80.

8. Where did Leo Hart enroll in college after his military service?
(a) University of California.
(b) University of New York.
(c) University of Arkansas.
(d) University of Arizona.

9. How did Okie parents feel about the transformation of their children at the Weedpatch School?
(a) Horrified.
(b) Thrilled.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Indifferent.

10. How much money did the Weedpatch School gain from community taxes?
(a) $1,000.
(b) Zero.
(c) $500.
(d) $5,000.

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

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

13. At the Weedpatch School, often kids would miss weeks of school because their parents had what?
(a) Removed them from education.
(b) Found work miles away.
(c) Contracted disease.
(d) Abandoned them.

14. What were the mobs referred to as which attempted to scare away the Okies after Mr. Hart's election?
(a) Fire Mobs.
(b) Danger Mobs.
(c) Shelley Mobs.
(d) Burn Brigades.

15. Hart secured enough what to build a new school building in Chapter Six: Weedpatch School?
(a) Bricks.
(b) Coal.
(c) Wood.
(d) Mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. The field trips and outings offered as rewards for scholastic achievement frequently included going where?

2. What was the name of Leo Hart's wife?

3. Who showed his total support for Weedpatch School by enrolling his own children there?

4. Who bought an airplane from a military surplus facility for the Weedpatch School?

5. Who at the Weedpatch School taught the kids shoe cobbling so they could repair their parents' shoes?

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