Out of the Dust - Spring 1935

Which is an example of hyperbole?

• We can't soothe each other.

• She would curl up beside my father.

• I stormed up to my room.

• We don't know how to talk anymore.

Which is a simile?

• As long as I live, I can't forgive him.

• Smoke choked everything.

• A real-live dinosaur who lived like a ridiculous cow...fell down and died.

• Ma sounded crusty and stubborn.

Who is Billie Jo talking about when she says "I've had enough of quiet men." ?

• Arley Wanderdale

• Her father

• Mad Dog Craddock

• Miller Rice

Which is an example of personification?

• The flames hopped.

• The flames licked away at the wooden frames....

• The wheat was as sparse as the hair on a dog's belly.

• Heaven's shadow crept across the plains.

What does it mean to 'tempt fate"?

• to follow a safe path

• to die doing something

• to do something risky or dangerous

• to follow your destiny

Who is the boy Billie Jo thinks about in "Heartsick"?

• Arley Wanderdale

• Franklin, her baby brother

• One of the Black Mesa boys

• Mad Dog Craddock

What marks does Billie Jo's father have on him in "Skin"?

• pock marks from acne

• raised spots on his face

• splintered places from handling wood

• freckles like Billie Jo

What subject do people not talk about to Billie Jo's face?

• Dust

• Fire

• Her mother

• The piano

What is in aunt Ellis's letter to Billie Jo?

• an apology for not staying

• an invitation to live with her

• money for her hand therapy

• a picture of Ma and Pa

Why can't Billie Jo remember the names of the people who have gone to California?

• She has a poor memory.

• They never told her their name.

• There were too many of them.

• Their names were too hard to say.