Out of the Dust "Spring 1934" Reading Check

What does Polly want Bayard to create?

• Rain

• A pond

• A windmill

• Money

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How many apple trees does Polly have?

• 10
• 5
• 0
• 2

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Who is Miss Freeland?

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In which war did Bayard fight?

• World War I

• World War II

• Korean War

• Civil War

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Billie Jo escapes the worries of the dust storms by

• singing

• studying

• doing chores

• playing piano

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3