Out of the dust

Billie Jo's father takes a job

• A. harvesting wheat for other farmers

• B. digging ponds for the neighbors

• C. digging holes for the power company

Which emotions best describe why Billie Jo can't stand to be in the room with Ma's piano?

• A. grief and guilt

• B. grief and self-pity

• C. depression and self-pity

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.W.7.9A

How does Billie Jo earn money?

• singing

• playing piano

• working on the farm

• tutoring

Why does Billie Jo's father treat her like a boy?

• He always wanted a son.

• She looks just like her brother.

• She looks just like he did as a child.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Who is president of the United States during the setting of this novel?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin Roosevelt

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What time period does the story take place?

• Mid-1930s
• Mid-1980s
• Mid-2000s

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Where does the story take place?

• Texas Panhandle
• Florida Panhandle
• Oklahoma Panhandle

What happens to Billie Jo’s hands?

• she cuts them
• a fire
• she gets frostbite

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What kind of environment does Billie Jo live in?

• muddy
• rainy
• dusty

What was a HUMAN cause of "the Dust Bowl"?

• plowing up millions of acres of grass to plant wheat

• allowing cattle to overgraze the midwestern U.S.

• overproduction of cotton and wheat crops

• ALL of these were human causes of "the Dust Bowl"