Quiz for The Depression in Rural America

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question

1. After reading Ann Marie Low’s diary entry (Document 22.5), what does it seem like she spent more time doing than any other activity?

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Correct: The answer is b. Low spent more time cleaning than any other activity. The dust storms blew clouds of dust everywhere so that everything—dishes, furniture, clothes, linens—had to be washed before use.
Incorrect: The answer is b. Low spent more time cleaning than any other activity. The dust storms blew clouds of dust everywhere so that everything—dishes, furniture, clothes, linens—had to be washed before use.

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2. Which of the following factors determined the economic well-being of a sharecropper in the 1930s (see Document 22.6)?

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Correct: The answer is b. The season’s crop yield determined a sharecropper’s financial well-being. A portion of the crop yield was always promised to the landlord, and then the family consumed and sold the rest of the crops to make a living. In a bad season, some bills went unpaid, and it was hard to find enough to eat and to have enough clothes to make it through the winter.
Incorrect: The answer is b. The season’s crop yield determined a sharecropper’s financial well-being. A portion of the crop yield was always promised to the landlord, and then the family consumed and sold the rest of the crops to make a living. In a bad season, some bills went unpaid, and it was hard to find enough to eat and to have enough clothes to make it through the winter.

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3. Why do you think the Roosevelt administration created the Resettlement Administration and the Great Plains Committee during the Great Depression (see Document 22.7 and Document 22.10)?

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Correct: The answer is c. The reason the Resettlement Administration documented the plight of migrant farmworkers and sharecroppers was to collect data that would be used to develop policies to best serve the needs of the sharecroppers and migrant farmworkers. The Great Plains Committee was charged with investigating the causes of the Dust Bowl and for suggesting possible solutions to the Great Plains region.
Incorrect: The answer is c. The reason the Resettlement Administration documented the plight of migrant farmworkers and sharecroppers was to collect data that would be used to develop policies to best serve the needs of the sharecroppers and migrant farmworkers. The Great Plains Committee was charged with investigating the causes of the Dust Bowl and for suggesting possible solutions to the Great Plains region.

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4. How did John Steinbeck classify the family’s socio-economic status in “The Harvest Gypsies” (see Document 22.8)?

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Correct: The answer is a. Steinbeck classified this family as middle class of the squatters’ camp. The family moved into a tent after the father lost the grocery store he owned and where the family used to live.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Steinbeck classified this family as middle class of the squatters’ camp. The family moved into a tent after the father lost the grocery store he owned and where the family used to live.

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5. Which demand did the citrus growers refuse (see Document 22.9)?

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Correct: The answer is d. The citrus growers agreed to furnish tools and transportation for the workers, but they refused to recognize the Mexican workers’ union.
Incorrect: The answer is d. The citrus growers agreed to furnish tools and transportation for the workers, but they refused to recognize the Mexican workers’ union.