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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 did vandals do to harass the teachers of the Weedpatch School?
(a) Released chickens.
(b) Sent death threats.
(c) Slashed their tires.
(d) Broke their windows.

2. What was the official name of the Weedpatch School?
(a) The Arvin Federal Emergency School.
(b) The Weedpatch Emergency School.
(c) The Kern County Emergency School.
(d) The F.D. Roosevelt Emergency School.

3. Who helped Leo Hart build the Weedpatch School, piece by piece?
(a) The Peace Corps.
(b) The students.
(c) The Army Reserve.
(d) The federal agents.

4. Citizens armed with clubs and what attacked the Weedpatch Camp one night, trying to frighten the Okies away in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Pitchforks.
(c) Guns.
(d) Torches.

5. What was the name of the principal of the Weedpatch School?
(a) Joseph Bancroft.
(b) Leo Hart.
(c) Pete Bancroft.
(d) Edna Hart.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. By May, 1941, the student body population at the Weedpatch School had increased to nearly how many students?

4. The two dilapidated buildings on the land where the Weedpatch School was to be built were formerly what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What story is related of Joyce Foster at the Weedpatch School?

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

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

4. What did the Weedpatch School look like after one year? How much did the student body grow?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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