View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mr. Hart determined that Okie children were essentially what?

3. The field trips and outings offered as rewards for scholastic achievement frequently included going where?

4. What was the official name of the Weedpatch School?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What resistance did Hart meet with the Kern County community? What did the citizens think of Mr. Hart?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Leo Hart's establishment of the Weedpatch School. What legal matters did Hart have to attend in order to make Weedpatch a possibility? Who did he turn to for help?

Essay Topic 2

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 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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 870 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample