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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 student at the Weedpatch School lost her father to lung disease?

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

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

4. Leo Hart became a school counselor in what county following his education?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What challenges did the Okie children of the Weedpatch School face in their education?

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

4. How many children initially enrolled in the Weedpatch School? Who did Hart seek to teach there?

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

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

7. Who built the Weedpatch School? How?

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

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

10. What made progress slow with the Okie children of the Weedpatch School? How did the teachers cope?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the lives of the Okies in the Okievilles versus their situation in the Weedpatch and other federally funded camps. How much did it cost a family to stay at a migrant camp? What was life on the camp like?

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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