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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. Who showed his total support for Weedpatch School by enrolling his own children there?

2. Who at the Weedpatch School taught the kids shoe cobbling so they could repair their parents' shoes?

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

4. How did Okie parents feel about the transformation of their children at the Weedpatch School?

5. Who taught History and Math at the Weedpatch School?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What were the buildings renovated into for the Weedpatch School?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the figure of Leo Hart, including childhood, education, war service, injury, marriage, children, and career. How did Hart come to meet the Okies?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the idealism the Okies felt toward California reflects similar images that immigrants see America as today. How does this idealistic image evolve?

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