Out of the Dust Summer 1934
Authored by Emily Tanner
English
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The purpose of writing Ma is "ripe as a melon" is to explain
she looks green from her morning sickness
she is just about ready to have the baby
the shape of her body is very round
that she is craving watermelon
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is revealed about Billie Jo's character when she begins beating out the flames with her bare hands in "The Accident"?
She hesitates when under pressure
she doesn't lke to take responsibility for her actions.
She doesn't put herself first when it comes to her family
She is unaware of how to handle emergency situations
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CCSS.RF.5.4C
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In the poem "Nightmare", Billie Jo dreams of many terrible hings. What was the author's purpose in including this poem?
To foreshadow all of the horrible things to come.
To show how dramatic Billie Jo's dreams can be.
To tie all the bits and pieces of the novel together.
To show just how much the accident will affect Billie Jo.
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CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Daddy most likely spends the family's emergency money "Drinking" because..
His is having trouble handling the emotions he is feeling concerning the accident.
He didn't know it was the family's emergency money.
He know he can always make more money.
To punish Billie Jo
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CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why does the author include the grasshopper invasion?
to show readers that the dust is not the only environmental hardships affecting people.
To mirror Ma's death from the accident with that of the trees' death from the grasshoppers.
to show readers that despite Billie Jo's own injuries, she will stop at nothing to try to save the trees.
all of the above.
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CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What happens when Aunt Ellis arrives?
She takes Billie Jo's brother to raise him
She interrupts Ma's funeral
She insists that Bill Jo come live with her
She realizes the baby is dead and leaves
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CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What does Bill Jo name her brother? Why?
Bayard after their dad
Paul after their mother
Franklin after the president
Billy because that was the boy name Daddy had chosen
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CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
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