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

2. Who cooked the school lunches in the new cafeteria at the Weedpatch School?
(a) Edward Ross.
(b) Leo Hart.
(c) James Skawinski.
(d) Edna Hart.

3. How many acres of land next to the Weedpatch Camp was Mr. Hart allowed to lease for his school?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

4. The two dilapidated buildings on the land where the Weedpatch School was to be built were formerly what?
(a) Federal government offices.
(b) Church grounds.
(c) A bed and breakfast.
(d) A school.

5. The kids at the Weedpatch School were given what responsibility?
(a) Cooking lunches.
(b) Attending Mass.
(c) Raising livestock.
(d) Attending college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the federal buildings renovated into for the Weedpatch School?

2. Many items for the Weedpatch School were donated by whom?

3. The Weedpatch School's population grew to how many students several years after its establishment?

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

5. The new building of the Weedpatch School contained classrooms and what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Leo Hart go about helping the Okie children? What office did he run for?

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

3. What made progress slow with the Okie children of the Weedpatch School? How did the teachers cope?

4. What donations did Leo Hart acquire for the Weedpatch School? From whom?

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

6. What incidents of vandalism thwarted the Weedpatch School?

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

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

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

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

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