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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four:.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What danger was in the air created by the wind in the dust storms?
(a) Chemicals.
(b) Static electricity.
(c) Hail.
(d) Snow.

2. What would people sleep with on their faces to protect themselves from the dust?
(a) Wet rags.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Pillow cases.
(d) Face masks.

3. People in California during the Dust Bowl period made the observation that there were more Okies than there were what?
(a) Trees.
(b) White people.
(c) Animals.
(d) Plants.

4. What is the highest peak of the Tehachapi Mountains?
(a) Mount Whitney.
(b) Double Mountain.
(c) Mount Lyell.
(d) McKinley Mountain.

5. Where was Horace Ray Conley from?
(a) Prairieville, OK.
(b) Foss, OK.
(c) Tulsa, OK.
(d) Oklahoma City, OK.

Short Answer Questions

1. What half of Colorado was a part of the Dust Bowl?

2. The average migrant farmhand during the Dust Bowl period worked how many days per week?

3. What term refers to a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by hand?

4. Where did Rosalene Long's family get caught in a flood as they headed west?

5. Where was help supposedly needed on cotton and vegetable farms in California after the arrival of the Okies?

(see the answer key)

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