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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven: Something to Watch.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Leo Hart gone to recover after his military service?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) Oklahoma.

2. How many farm labor camps for the Okies were built by the Department of Agriculture during the Dust Bowl period?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

3. Where did Leo Hart enroll in college after his military service?
(a) University of New York.
(b) University of Arizona.
(c) University of California.
(d) University of Arkansas.

4. Many cruel farmers would pour what on surplus food or burn it rather than give it to the starving Okies?
(a) Water.
(b) Oil.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Alcohol.

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?
(a) Rose Gilger.
(b) Jim McPherson.
(c) Andrew McWilliams.
(d) Fred Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the mobs referred to as which attempted to scare away the Okies after Mr. Hart's election?

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

3. How old was Leo Hart when he got in the habit of stopping by Weedpatch Camp to play ball with the Okie kids and talk to them?

4. Who helped Leo Hart build the Weedpatch School, piece by piece?

5. What division of the Department of Agriculture began the construction of farm-labor camps for the Okies?

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