Out of the Dust "Spring 1934" Reading Check

What does Polly want Bayard to create?

• Rain

• A pond

• A windmill

• Money

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CCSS.RL.5.1

How many apple trees does Polly have?

• 10
• 5
• 0
• 2

Who is Miss Freeland?

• A singer
• A doctor
• A teacher
• A caretaker

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CCSS.RI.5.1

Which opera does Mad Dog state "most everyone's heard of"?

• The Magic Flute
• Master Butterfly
• Nutcracker
• Madame Butterfly

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

In which war did Bayard fight?

• World War I

• World War II

• Korean War

• Civil War

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CCSS.RI.5.3

What did Billie Jo like BEST about being on the road with Arley?

• Being able to travel

• Listening to music

• Being with other musicians

• Being with her music teacher

Billie Jo escapes the worries of the dust storms by

• singing

• studying

• doing chores

• playing piano

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CCSS.RL.5.2

What convinces Ma to allow Billie Jo to play with Arley Wanderdale's band?

• Billie Jo manipulates her.

• Billie Jo can earn a little money that way.

• Mad Dog talks to her ma for her.

• Billie Jo's grades are so high that she earns the privilege.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

What conflict arises for school age children due to the setting of the novel?

• The dust storm causes schools to close.

• State tests are postponed because of the storms.

• Children must find a way to concentrate on test during the storms.

• The children do not have a teacher because she can't travel due to the storms.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

County Agent Dewey describes the wheat that remains after the dust storms have come through as "little more than a wisp of what is should be." By using the word "wisp", the author aims to

• Imply that the farmers are to blame for not planting enough.

• Suggest that the wheat was softly blowing in the wind now.

• Explain that everyone expected more wheat to survive.

• Communicate just how little wheat is actually left.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4