The Great Depression PP Quiz

Steinbeck grew up in​ ​ (a)  

• Salinas, California

• Carson City, Nevada

• Denver, Colorado

• Topeka, Kansas

When did The Great Depression Begin?

• 1920

• 1929

• 1930

• 1940

The Great Depression lasted...

• About 5 years

• Approximately 10 years

• Forever

• 2 years

What was the Dust Bowl and what caused it?

• A sporting event

• dehydration that caused death

• lack of dusting perpetuated by "dust bunnies"

• A severe dust storm caused by drought

Who could NOT be a migrant worker?

• Women & children

• Mentally unstable/unable

• old or or those with physical issues

• All of these

During the Depression, workers found work through ______

• word of mouth.

• knocking door-to-door

• their relatives

• employment agencies with work cards

Migrant workers made____ to ____ per day.

The title of the novel we will be reading is_______

• Their Eyes Were Watching God

• Of Mice and Men

• The Grapes of Wrath

• Moby Dick

George and Lennie's dream is to have____.

• family

• a job

• a little farm with a couple of acres

• both b & c

The setting of this novel is_____________.

• Salinas, CA

• Los Angeles, CA

• Sacramento, CA

• Napa Valley, CA