Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp Test | Final Test - Medium

Jerry Stanley
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp Test | Final Test - Medium

Jerry Stanley
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who was the manager of the Weedpatch Camp?
(a) James Dickins.
(b) William Anderson.
(c) Andrew Granade.
(d) Dewey Russell.

2. What did vandals do to the original buildings at the Weedpatch School?
(a) Set fire to them.
(b) Flooded them.
(c) Egged them.
(d) Painted them.

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

4. Who showed his total support for Weedpatch School by enrolling his own children there?
(a) Rose Gilger.
(b) Andrew McWilliams.
(c) Jim McPherson.
(d) Pete Bancroft.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What student at the Weedpatch School lost her father to lung disease?

2. Citizens armed with clubs and what attacked the Weedpatch Camp one night, trying to frighten the Okies away in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?

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

4. Mr. Hart leased the land next to the Weedpatch Camp for how much money?

5. Leo Hart became a school counselor in what county following his education?

Short Essay Questions

1. What rewards were offered the children at the Weedpatch School who excelled academically?

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

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

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

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

6. What are examples of the generosity of the administration and faculty at the Weedpatch School?

7. How did Leo Hart come to meet the children of the Weedpatch Camp? What did he learn from them?

8. What incidents of vandalism thwarted the Weedpatch School?

9. What was the community reaction when Mr. Hart decided to create a school for the Okie children?

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

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