How does Mad Dog treat Billie Jo after the accident?

he treats her like he always did

he blames her for her Ma's death

Mad Dog got his name because he

bit everything and everyone when he was a baby

earned extra money by being a wrestler

Joe DeLa Flor's cattle

gave milk for the school children

At the school Christmas Dinner, Billie Jo was afraid that she would be the only

person who could not pay a dime

What was Oklahoma like when Hayden P. Nye first arrived there?

there were wheat fields as far as the eye could see

At Christmas, Billie Jo forgot

she was supposed to eat Christmas Dinner with Miss Freeland

What was Billie Jo surprised to hear at the President's Ball?

the women talking about the accident

President Roosevelt was coming to town

What happened at the competition at the Palace?

Billie Jo won third place and got a ribbon and a dollar

Mad Dog played the piano and Billie Jo sang

Sheriff Robertson feels bad for the children, so he

gives Miss Freeland sugar and tells her to bake for the children

rides them around in his squad car

gives each child a pair of shoes

What were the results of the state test?

They were 24% higher than the state average

Billie Jo had to repeat the grade

After Billie Jo gives in and plays the piano at the school show, she says "But my hands are no good anymore, my playing's no good. Arley understands. I think. He won't ask again." The purpose of the author including this text is to show that Billie Jo

will always be good friends with Arley

In the poem "First Rain," which sentence best supports the idea that Billie Jo is grateful for the rain?

"I can't bear to go through the schoolhouse door..."

"I button into my dress, slip on my sweater, and push my way off the porch..."

"I hear the first drops. Like the tapping of a stranger..."

"I tangle in the dusty sheets, sending sand flying..."

What is the purpose of the first stanza in the poem "The Competition"? "I suppose everyone in Joyce City and beyond, all the way to Felt and Keyes and even Guymon, came to watch the talent show at the Palace Thursday night."

to explain that the theater was full

to tell how far everyone had to travel

to clarify that there aren't many opportunities for entertainment in the Panhandle

to give readers the names of surrounding towns

Billie Jo's revelation that she "can't hardly stay in the same room with" a piano causes readers to infer that

the piano reminds her of her mother

her father does not allow her to to near the piano

the family should sell the piano

What upsets Billie Jo the most about her father being unable to tell her Mad Dog's real name?

She knows her mother would have been able to tell her.

She really wants to know Mad Dog's real name.

She realizes her father does not know many people.

She thinks that Mad Dog was lying about how he got his nickname.

Why does the author most likely go into detail about what Joe DeLa Flor's suffering cows look like?

to show how the dust storm conditions are impacting animals

to show what a bad caretaker Joe DeLa Flor is

to show who unfair the government is taking them

to show that people are neglecting their animals

Out of the Dust Autumn 1934/Winter 1935

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English

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5th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.8.3, RI.2.1, RL.5.5

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35 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did daddy start digging a pond?

for Ma

he was bored

just becauase

because Ma had wanted it

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does President Roosevelt encourage people to plant in the dust bowl?

Trees

wildflowers

soybeans

Prairie grass

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where does Daddy go to work?

The state goverment

The power company

Macy's

The phone company

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What do the thoughts of her mother prompt Billie Jo to do?

learn to bake

Mend Daddy's shirts

Play the piano

Scrub the house

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where does Daddy decide to go?

Night school

Oregon

Church

California

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When Billie Jo enters the talent show, what place does she come in?

4th place

3rd place

1st place

5th place

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Billie Jo's father do to bring in extra money?

bought a tow truck

dug ponds for a living

excavating for towers

grew corn

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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Out of the Dust Autumn 1934/Winter 1935

35 questions

Why did daddy start digging a pond?

What does President Roosevelt encourage people to plant in the dust bowl?

Where does Daddy go to work?

What do the thoughts of her mother prompt Billie Jo to do?

Where does Daddy decide to go?

When Billie Jo enters the talent show, what place does she come in?

What did Billie Jo's father do to bring in extra money?

What did Coach Albright encourage Billie Jo to do each autumn?

When was the first time Billie Jo performed after the accident?

How does Mad Dog treat Billie Jo after the accident?

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