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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 was the official name of the Weedpatch School?

2. What was the name of the principal of the Weedpatch School?

3. By May, 1941, the student body population at the Weedpatch School had increased to nearly how many students?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who built the Weedpatch School? How?

6. What was the community reaction when Mr. Hart decided to create a school for the Okie children?

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

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

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

10. What incidents of vandalism thwarted the Weedpatch School?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the figure of Leo Hart, including childhood, education, war service, injury, marriage, children, and career. How did Hart come to meet the Okies?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the geographical region of the Oklahoma Panhandle. Where is it centered and what states are included in the region? What is the climate like?

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