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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. Hart secured enough what to build a new school building in Chapter Six: Weedpatch School?

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

3. The kids at the Weedpatch School were given what responsibility?

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

5. Where did Leo Hart enroll in college after his military service?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who taught at the Weedpatch School? What did the instructors teach?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact of the excess of farm workers arriving in California during the period. How were farm wages affected? How was the national economy impacted?

Essay Topic 2

How many farmers lost their land between 1935 and 1940? How many families left the Dust Bowl during this period? Where did they go?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Mother Road, and the hazards that the Okie families faced during this route. What protection did the Okies have from climate elements? What floods were encountered along the way?

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