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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did vandals do to the original buildings at the Weedpatch School?
(a) Flooded them.
(b) Set fire to them.
(c) Painted them.
(d) Egged them.

2. The kids with what percentage or better averages were occasionally taken on field trips organized by their teachers?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 80.
(d) 90.

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

4. How much did the airplane cost which was bought and donated to the Weedpatch School?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $200.
(c) $500.
(d) $150.

5. Of what branch of the military had Leo Hart been a member?
(a) Marines.
(b) Navy.
(c) Army.
(d) Air Force.

6. When the Weedpatch School made money on its potato crop, some of the money was used to take over one hundred students where?
(a) A fair.
(b) A bowling alley.
(c) A zoo.
(d) A musuem.

7. Citizens armed with clubs and what attacked the Weedpatch Camp one night, trying to frighten the Okies away in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?
(a) Guns.
(b) Pitchforks.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Torches.

8. By May, 1941, the students at the Weedpatch School were separated into how many main groups?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

9. What type of airplane did the Weedpatch School have?
(a) Albatross.
(b) B-52.
(c) D-21.
(d) C-46.

10. The Weedpatch School's population grew to how many students several years after its establishment?
(a) 500.
(b) 400.
(c) 200.
(d) 100.

11. 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.

12. Who helped Leo Hart build the Weedpatch School, piece by piece?
(a) The federal agents.
(b) The Army Reserve.
(c) The Peace Corps.
(d) The students.

13. Mr. Hart leased the land next to the Weedpatch Camp for how much money?
(a) $1.
(b) $10.
(c) $40.
(d) $30.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Okie parents feel about the transformation of their children at the Weedpatch School?

2. What did the Okie children refer to the dust storms they'd escaped from when telling about them in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?

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

4. What book was banned from Kern County, California, in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?

5. Leo Hart became a school counselor in what county following his education?

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