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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the Okies started arriving in the California towns, they found notices that there were how many men for every job there?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

2. How old was Rosalene Long when her family left Stuart, Oklahoma?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

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

4. 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.

5. Many cruel farmers would pour what on surplus food or burn it rather than give it to the starving Okies?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Oil.
(c) Water.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What division of the Department of Agriculture began the construction of farm-labor camps for the Okies?

2. Today most of Route 66 is what?

3. Many of the squatters in Okie communities lived in shacks made of what?

4. What were Okies identified with by stereotype?

5. What is another term which referred to the dust storms during the Dust Bowl?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who suffered the most from prejudice among the Okies? Why?

2. When did the great migration west begin? Who traveled this route?

3. What did the Oklahoma Panhandle look like by 1936? What change took place at that time?

4. What stereotypes were the Okies identified by? What happened to Okies who tried to defend themselves?

5. What did the Federal Government do to help the Okies? When?

6. Where was the geographical region known as the Dust Bowl? What did the dust do to the farms?

7. What costs did the Californians believe the Okies were driving up? What discrimination did the Okies face in the west?

8. How did the dust get into the houses of the farmers of the Dust Bowl? How did people protect themselves?

9. Where did many families head once they arrived in California? What cities were looking for farmhands?

10. Where did the Okie families camp on their journey west? What food did they eat?

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