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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. The manager of the Weedpatch Camp was good friends with what author?

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

3. How much money did the Weedpatch School gain from community taxes?

4. Citizens armed with clubs and what attacked the Weedpatch Camp one night, trying to frighten the Okies away in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?

5. Who was hired as a music teacher and when he received a check for a year of services, he donated it back to the school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Leo Hart obtain land for the Weedpatch School? How much did it cost?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Describe the geographical region of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Where is it centered and what states are included in the region? What is the climate like?

Essay Topic 2

What does Jerry Stanley mean by "dry farmers" when he describes the farmers of the Oklahoma Panhandle? How did the farmers survive?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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