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Preparation for No Promises in the Wind by Irene Hunt.
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1
What was the name of Franklin Roosevelt's plan to get the economy back on track?
The Fix-it Fast Plan
Money Money Money
The New Deal
Economic Help
2
Children had to face _____________ during the Great Depression.
Death by injury
All of the Above
Freezing
Starvation
3
"The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we’ll walk by" is an example of...
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
4
What years did the Great Depression take place?
1928-1934
1926-1933
1925-1935
1929-1933
5
"mile-high ice-cream cones" is an example of ...
Idioms
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Simile
6
What were children often referred to as during this time?
Boxcar Children
Roughens
Poor Babies
Runaways
7
"The sun is like a yellow ball of fire in the sky" is an example of....
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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"She sings at the top of her lungs" is an example of...
Idiom
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
9
Who were the trainyards guarded by?
Bulls
Police Officers
Robots
Security guards
10
What did the bombing of Pearl Harbor cause the U.S. to do?
Build barriers to immigrants
Attack Asia
Join WWII
Attack Hitler
11
What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression?
50%
10%
25%
60%
12
"The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him close" is an example of...
Personification
Idiom
Simile
Hyperbole
13
President Hoover quit because the depression was so bad.
True
False
14
What was the Civilian Conservation Corps in charge of?
Security
Building roads
Charity organization
Building forests and parks
15
Why did farmers struggle during this time?
People did not want their crops.
Food would not <br>grow.
They could not afford to harvest their food.
Their animals were too expensive to keep.
16
What was the event called where the Stock Market crashed and stocks lost 80% of their value?
Black Friday
Black Tuesday
Red Tuesday
Red Sunday
17
Who became president in the middle of the Great Depression and created a positive change?
Adams
Washington
Hoover
Roosevelt
18
"Her hair was silk" is an example of...
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
19
What caused the Great Depression?
All of the Above
Debt from WWI
Loss of the Gold Standard
Crash of the Stock Market
20
"Buzz!" is an example of....
Personification
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Sounds
21
Which event helped to pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Christmas
Independence from England
D-Day
22
Which president was in office during the start of the Great Depression?
Adams
Hoover
Roosevelt
Washington
