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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who showed his total support for Weedpatch School by enrolling his own children there?
(a) Rose Gilger.
(b) Pete Bancroft.
(c) Jim McPherson.
(d) Andrew McWilliams.

2. 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 mayor.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) The fire chief.

3. Progress at the Weedpatch School was slow and sporadic because many of the children had little or no what?
(a) School supplies.
(b) Tax money.
(c) Lunch money.
(d) Formal education.

4. Who was the manager of the Weedpatch Camp?
(a) James Dickins.
(b) William Anderson.
(c) Andrew Granade.
(d) Dewey Russell.

5. Who at the Weedpatch School taught the kids shoe cobbling so they could repair their parents' shoes?
(a) Victor Jameson.
(b) Mark Allen White.
(c) Andrew McAndrews.
(d) Jim McPherson.

6. What did Mr. Hart buy and donate to the school to help out?
(a) A cow.
(b) An airplane.
(c) A tractor.
(d) A truck.

7. What did the Okie children refer to the dust storms they'd escaped from when telling about them in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?
(a) Black clouds.
(b) Awful nights.
(c) Red storms.
(d) Terror winds.

8. Who at the Weedpatch School taught the kids science and sewing so they could make more attractive and better fitting clothes for themselves?
(a) James Harris.
(b) Mark Allen White.
(c) Rose Gilger.
(d) Edna Gildner.

9. How did Okie parents feel about the transformation of their children at the Weedpatch School?
(a) Thrilled.
(b) Horrified.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Disappointed.

10. What was the official name of the Weedpatch School?
(a) The Weedpatch Emergency School.
(b) The Kern County Emergency School.
(c) The F.D. Roosevelt Emergency School.
(d) The Arvin Federal Emergency School.

11. Many items for the Weedpatch School were donated by whom?
(a) NATO.
(b) The state government.
(c) The community.
(d) The federal government.

12. The two dilapidated buildings on the land where the Weedpatch School was to be built were formerly what?
(a) A school.
(b) Federal government offices.
(c) A bed and breakfast.
(d) Church grounds.

13. Hart secured enough what to build a new school building in Chapter Six: Weedpatch School?
(a) Wood.
(b) Coal.
(c) Bricks.
(d) Mud.

14. By May, 1941, the student body population at the Weedpatch School had increased to nearly how many students?
(a) 100.
(b) 300.
(c) 150.
(d) 200.

15. What student at the Weedpatch School lost her father to lung disease?
(a) Christina Parker.
(b) Joyce Foster.
(c) Sally Anderson.
(d) Sarah Jane.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where had Leo Hart gone to recover after his military service?

3. Many parents, after seeing their children improve at the Weedpatch School decided to do what?

4. The Weedpatch School was located just south of what California city?

5. What office did Leo Hart decide to run for in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?

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