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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 kind of school was Mr. Hart permitted to build for the Okie children?
(a) Emergency.
(b) Charter.
(c) Gifted.
(d) Tactile.

2. By May, 1941, the students at the Weedpatch School were separated into how many main groups?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the President of the School Board's reaction when Hart informed him he was removing the Okie children from the public schools?

2. How much did the airplane cost which was bought and donated to the Weedpatch School?

3. Who headed the mob which burned down an Okie migrant camp near the Kern River in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?

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

5. In what year did Leo Hart meet with the teachers he had hired and the kids who would be the first students at the new Weedpatch School?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What had led to Leo Hart's obtaining an education degree? How was he injured from the war?

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

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

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

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

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

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