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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the official name of the Weedpatch Camp?

2. What did the headlines scream in California in Chapter Four?

3. How many members were in Rosalene Long's family?

4. The farmers of the 1930s in the Oklahoma Panhandle were referred to as what kind of farmers?

5. The trip from the Dust Bowl could take families anywhere from three weeks to how long?

Short Essay Questions

1. What stereotypes were the Okies identified by? What happened to Okies who tried to defend themselves?

2. How were the Okies living in the federal camps treated by the community? Why?

3. How did the Okies make money while they were traveling west?

4. Where was the geographical region known as the Dust Bowl? What did the dust do to the farms?

5. How did the region of the Dust Bowl change from 1930 to 1940? What hardships did farmers face?

6. How did the dust get into the houses of the farmers of the Dust Bowl? How did people protect themselves?

7. Where did the Okie children face some hope in the end of Chapter 4: "Okies, Go Home!"?

8. How did the Okies travel west? What was their principle means of transportation?

9. What did the influx of farm workers do to the agricultural economy when they arrived?

10. When did the great migration west begin? Who traveled this route?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was discrimination against Okie children more difficult than against their parents? What stereotypes followed the Okies? How were they segregated from the greater community?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of prejudice and how it affected the mentality of the Okie people. What other groups have been oppressed in the United States? What impact did each occurrence have on the greater population?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the prejudice and segregation faced by the Okies in California. What was the reaction of the local communities to the influx of Okies in the region? Why?

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