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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five: Mr. Hart.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The average migrant farmhand during the Dust Bowl period worked how many hours a day?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 20.

2. 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?
(a) 45.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

3. What organs had Leo Hart lost to his disease after his military service?
(a) Lung and spleen.
(b) Lung and kidney.
(c) Appendix and spleen.
(d) Spleen and kidney.

4. Who headed the mob which burned down an Okie migrant camp near the Kern River in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?
(a) The principal.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The fire chief.

5. The Okie squatter diet consisted largely of boiled cabbage and what?
(a) Corn bread.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Squirel.
(d) Bacon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were Okies allowed to sit in movie theaters during their discrimination in California?

2. Where was the man from who claimed in Chapter Two: Mother Road, "All you could hear was 'Going to Californ-I-A!'"?

3. The Tehachapi Mountains lead directly into what valley in California?

4. Frequently the wind in the Dust Bowl blew more than how many miles per hour?

5. What happened to many of the Okies who defended their honor against prejudice?

(see the answer key)

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