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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leo Hart became a school counselor in what county following his education?
(a) Kern County.
(b) Humboldt County.
(c) Mendocino County.
(d) Sacramento County.

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) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 45.
(d) 40.

3. In what war had Leo Hart recently served upon meeting the Okie children?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

4. Who taught History and Math at the Weedpatch School?
(a) Jim McPherson.
(b) Andrew McWilliams.
(c) Mark Allen White.
(d) Jesse Anderson.

5. By when after the opening of the Weedpatch School had the kids helped to till the field next to the school?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organs had Leo Hart lost to his disease after his military service?

2. Incidents of vandalism against the Okies' school included what dead animals left where the kids would find them?

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

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

5. How many children were initially enrolled in the Weedpatch School?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who taught at the Weedpatch School? What did the instructors teach?

2. What donations did Leo Hart acquire for the Weedpatch School? From whom?

3. How many children initially enrolled in the Weedpatch School? Who did Hart seek to teach there?

4. What challenges did the Okie children of the Weedpatch School face in their education?

5. What story is related of Joyce Foster at the Weedpatch School?

6. How did Leo Hart go about helping the Okie children? What office did he run for?

7. What had led to Leo Hart's obtaining an education degree? How was he injured from the war?

8. What practical skills were taught alongside traditional academia to the children at the Weedpatch School?

9. What were some of the obstacles facing Leo Hart in his attempts to help the Okie children?

10. When did Leo Hart first meet with the students and teachers of the Weedpatch School? Where?

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