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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. What reason did Mr. Hart cite for removing the Okie children from the public schools?
(a) Racism.
(b) Overcrowding.
(c) Disease.
(d) Fire.

2. Many parents, after seeing their children improve at the Weedpatch School decided to do what?
(a) Move to San Francisco.
(b) Enroll in college.
(c) Stay in Weedpatch.
(d) Pay taxes.

3. 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) Glee.
(b) Rage.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Anger.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Doyle Powers make on his math test in order to get a special reward in Chapter Eight: Our School?

2. Who was the manager of the Weedpatch Camp?

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

4. Who at the Weedpatch School taught the kids science and sewing so they could make more attractive and better fitting clothes for themselves?

5. The manager of the Weedpatch Camp was good friends with what author?

Short Essay Questions

1. What incidents of vandalism thwarted the Weedpatch School?

2. What practical skills were taught alongside traditional academia to the children at the Weedpatch School?

3. What were the buildings renovated into for the Weedpatch School?

4. Who headed a mob which attacked the Weedpatch Camp in Chapter 5: Mr. Hart? Why?

5. Who built the Weedpatch School? How?

6. Who taught at the Weedpatch School? What did the instructors teach?

7. What resistance did Hart meet with the Kern County community? What did the citizens think of Mr. Hart?

8. Where did Leo Hart obtain land for the Weedpatch School? How much did it cost?

9. When did Leo Hart first meet with the students and teachers of the Weedpatch School? Where?

10. What did the Okie parents think of the transformation of their children at the Weedpatch School? Why?

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