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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) Broke their windows.
(b) Slashed their tires.
(c) Sent death threats.
(d) Released chickens.

2. What were the mobs referred to as which attempted to scare away the Okies after Mr. Hart's election?
(a) Shelley Mobs.
(b) Burn Brigades.
(c) Danger Mobs.
(d) Fire Mobs.

3. How did Okie parents feel about the transformation of their children at the Weedpatch School?
(a) Horrified.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Thrilled.

4. What organs had Leo Hart lost to his disease after his military service?
(a) Appendix and spleen.
(b) Spleen and kidney.
(c) Lung and kidney.
(d) Lung and spleen.

5. 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) Torches.
(c) Pitchforks.
(d) Guns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Leo Hart's wife?

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

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

5. In what war had Leo Hart recently served upon meeting the Okie children?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were some of the obstacles facing Leo Hart in his attempts to help the Okie children?

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

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

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

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

7. What nontraditional responsibilities were the children of the Weedpatch School given?

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

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

10. What incidents of vandalism thwarted the Weedpatch School?

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