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Children of the Dust Bowl Review
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1
"Leo leased a ten-acre site of land from the federal government for ten dollars." This is ....
a number and stats sign post.
a contrasts and contradictions sign post.
a word gap sign post.
an absolute and extreme language sign post.
2
Choose the letter that contains evidence to support the claim.
C
A
B
D
3
What genre is
Children of the Dust Bowl?
poetry
nonfiction
fiction
folktale
4
Cause is the reason something happens, the effect is _____________.
always something negative.
not related to the cause.
what happens.
the answer on the quiz.
5
What were some of the threats facing the Okies on Route 66?
sickness
all of the above
hunger
lack of money
6
California was one of the richest agricultural states, yet Okie children were starving. This is
a number and stats sign post.
a word gap sign post
an absolute and extreme language sign post.
a contrasts and contradictions sign post.
7
Which of the following is
not
one of the three R's?
arithmetic
reading
running
writing
8
What is the central idea of Chapter 7, "Something to Watch"?
The children helped build their school and self-confidence.
The Okie children learned a dozen useful trades.
They built the first public swimming school in Kerns County.
The children of Weedpatch Camp helped build their school.
9
What type of airplane did the Weedpatch School have?
C-46
B-52
D-21
Albatross
10
Who headed the mob which burned down an Okie migrant camp?
the sheriff
the fire chief
the mayor
the principal
11
Who built the camps for the Okies?
Farmer's Almanac
Food and Drug Administration
Farm Security Administration
California Governor
12
What was the official name of the Weedpatch Camp?
Agriculture Emergency Camp
Arvin Federal Camp
Weedpatch Federal Camp
F.D.R. Camp
13
Why were farmers "tractored out"?
The banks took the tractors.
Their tractors were rusted.
The bank owed them money.
They could not make the payment.
14
What were the squatter communities of the Okies called in California?
Slumlands
Okieshanties
Shantilands
Okievilles
15
Surrender
is to
give up
; as
conquer
is to ______________.
give up
fail
lose
defeat
16
Happy
is to
joyful
as
skeptical
is to ___________.
depressed
funny
daily
uncertain
17
What was another name for Route 66?
Dust Bowl Drive
Mother Road
Route 42
Misery Lane
18
The Okies received
ridicule
from the Californians. What does ridicule mean?
love and support
ignored or made fun of
included
welcomed and accepted
19
What is the purpose of this sentence?
B
C
A
D
20
Who is the author of
Children of the Dust Bowl?
Suzanne Collins
Jerry Stanley
J.K. Rowling
James Patterson
21
What were the mobs referred to that attempted to scare away the Okies?
Danger Mobs
Shelley Mobs
Fire Mobs
Bum Brigades
22
Which of the following BEST describes Leo Hart?
lazy
caring
abusive
clever
23
During which decade did the Great Depression dominate?
1920's
1950's
1930's
1940's
24
What were the dust storms called?
Dirt Showers
Black Blizzards
Dirt Blankets
Wall Clouds
25
Who worked the hardest to help the Okie children?
Trice Masters
Doyle Powers
John Steinbeck
Leo Hart
