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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. In 1935, the federal government formed what service to coordinate relief activities in the Dust Bowl?
(a) Oklahoma Relief Service.
(b) Roosevelt Relief Service.
(c) Federal Relief Service.
(d) Drought Relief Service.

2. What was the second northern Texas town passed by the Okies as they headed west?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Longhorn.
(c) Amarillo.
(d) Shamrock.

3. The Tehachapi Mountains lead directly into what valley in California?
(a) Sacramento Valley.
(b) Death Valley.
(c) San Joaquin Valley.
(d) Antelope Valley.

4. How many farm labor camps for the Okies were built by the Department of Agriculture during the Dust Bowl period?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

5. In the flatlands of the Panhandle, people could see the dust storms coming from up to how far away?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 40 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the ideas of the Okies, it was big news in California if someone died before the age of what?

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

3. What would people sleep with on their faces to protect themselves from the dust?

4. Where did families often stop to pick cotton along their route west during the Dust Bowl?

5. What were Okies identified with by stereotype?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the arrival of the Okies relate to immigration issues faced by Americans today?

2. How did the Okies make money while they were traveling west?

3. How did the Okies travel through the Mojave Desert? Why?

4. What did the Okies believe about California? How did they envision it there?

5. Where did the Okies form communities after arriving in California? What did they eat there?

6. What signs did the Okies begin discovering after their arrival in California?

7. Describe the Weedpatch Camp. Where was it located?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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