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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Nine: Sunset School and Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Californians claimed that the Okies were taking what from them during their influx?
(a) Regulations.
(b) Money.
(c) Homes.
(d) Jobs.

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

4. The kids at the Weedpatch School were given what responsibility?
(a) Attending Mass.
(b) Raising livestock.
(c) Attending college.
(d) Cooking lunches.

5. The field trips and outings offered as rewards for scholastic achievement frequently included going where?
(a) The planetarium.
(b) The museum.
(c) The zoo.
(d) Fishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does the Tehachapi Mountain Range extend?

2. In what year does the author write it suddenly stopped raining in the Oklahoma Panhandle?

3. 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?

4. The Weedpatch School was incorporated into what school district after its closing?

5. What were Okies identified with by stereotype?

(see the answer key)

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