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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the federal buildings renovated into for the Weedpatch School?

2. What did vandals do to the original buildings at the Weedpatch School?

3. The manager of the Weedpatch Camp was good friends with what author?

4. One obstacle facing Mr. Hart was the fact that many of the Okie children were what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the buildings renovated into for the Weedpatch School?

3. Where did Leo Hart obtain land for the Weedpatch School? How much did it cost?

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

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

6. What are examples of the generosity of the administration and faculty at the Weedpatch School?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the disease and health problems which the Okies suffered following their migration west. What food did the Okies survive on? How did this cause health issues?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the economic impact of the Dust Bowl on America. How was agriculture affected by the loss of farmland in the Midwest? How did farmers survive?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of prejudice and how it affected the mentality of the Okie people. What other groups have been oppressed in the United States? What impact did each occurrence have on the greater population?

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