Black Sunday and Dust Bowl Disaster

Why did the Okies move to California?

• They wanted to see movie stars.

• They lost their jobs in Oklahoma.

• Their families lived in California

• They were escaping the dust bowl.

What was one cause of the dust storms?

• Hurricanes

• Drought

• Planting gardens

• Greedy people

True or False: Songs are considered an artform.

• True

• False

What does impoverished mean?

• bitterness

• poor

• wealthy

• discouraged

Katie wasn't chosen for class president even though she gave the better speech. She feels demoralized. What does she mean?

• She feels bitter and angry.

• She feels depressed and lonely.

• She feels excited and optimistic.

• She feels depressed and discouraged.

Why was "Black Sunday" no ordinary day?

• It was one of the worst disasters in Texas and Oklahoma.

• People didn't see the dust storm coming.

• People had to sell their belongings.

• People had to move to California.

What did the farmer in The Grapes of Wrath mean when he said, "Well take it - all junk - and give me five dollars. You're not buying only junk, you're buying junked lives."

• This junk represents their ruined lives.

• You're dumb for buying a bunch of junk.

• Those who buy others junk have little meaning in their lives.

• Our lives will be better without this junk.

Why do the Okies burn their belongings at the end of The Grapes of Wrath?

• They needed to stay warm.

• They didn't want anyone else to have their things.

• They couldn't take them to Virginia.

• They were frantic to leave.

What does the word toil mean?

• play

• work

• sleep

• talk

True or False: The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl happened at the same time.

• True

• False