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

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

3. How much money did the Weedpatch School gain from community taxes?
(a) $500.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) Zero.

4. Who headed the mob which burned down an Okie migrant camp near the Kern River in Chapter Five: Mr. Hart?
(a) The sheriff.
(b) The fire chief.
(c) The principal.
(d) The mayor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Weedpatch School's population grew to how many students several years after its establishment?

2. In what war had Leo Hart recently served upon meeting the Okie children?

3. The hot summer before the school was to open, the Okie kids spent morning to night where?

4. What did vandals do to harass the teachers of the Weedpatch School?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What resistance did Hart meet with the Kern County community? What did the citizens think of Mr. Hart?

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

4. What did the Okie parents think of the transformation of their children at the Weedpatch School? Why?

5. What rewards were offered the children at the Weedpatch School who excelled academically?

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

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

8. What did the Weedpatch School look like after one year? How much did the student body grow?

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

10. What nontraditional responsibilities were the children of the Weedpatch School given?

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