Out of the Dust Spring 1934

What does Polly want Bayard to create?

• Rain
• A windmill
• A pond
• Money

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TEKS.ELA.6.8C

TEKS.ELA.E1.11H

TEKS.ELA.E2.11H

TEKS.MATH.7.8C

TEKS.MATH.8.8C

How many apple trees does Polly have?

• 10
• 5
• 0
• 2

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TEKS.ELA.4.10C

TEKS.ELA.5.10C

TEKS.ELA.6.9C

TEKS.ELA.7.9C

TEKS.ELA.8.9C

"and her anger, simmering over like a pot in an empty kitchen" contains an example of:

• Mataphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Alliteration

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TEKS.ELA.4.8

TEKS.ELA.5.8

TEKS.ELA.6.7

TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

Who is Miss Freeland?

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

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TEKS.ELA.2.8B

TEKS.ELA.2.8C

TEKS.ELA.2.8D

TEKS.ELA.OI.4G

TEKS.ELA.RI.4E

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

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

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TEKS.ELA.6.8C

TEKS.ELA.E3.11H

TEKS.ELA.E4.11H

TEKS.MATH.7.8C

TEKS.MATH.8.8C

What do you think the apples are a symbol of?

• Nothing
• Hope
• Hunger
• Hate

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

In which war did Bayard fight?

• Civil War
• World War II
• Korean War
• World War I

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TEKS.ELA.6.8C

TEKS.ELA.E2.11H

TEKS.ELA.E3.11H

TEKS.MATH.7.8C

TEKS.MATH.8.8C

When Billie Jo says that she hopes "we get bonus points for testing in a dust storm" (37), the reader can infer that

• A. Billie Jo is desperate to improve her grades

• B. Billie Jo is humorous

• C. Billie Jo and her dad share a personality trait

• D. Both B and C

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TEKS.ELA.6.8C

TEKS.ELA.E3.11H

TEKS.ELA.E4.11H

TEKS.MATH.7.8C

TEKS.MATH.8.8C

Billie Jo is glad when she hears that her family may get their bank money returned because

• A. she wants to buy sheet music

• B. she knows they can now afford a doctor

• C. she wants to buy supplies

• D. Both B & C

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TEKS.ELA.4.6B

TEKS.ELA.5.6B

TEKS.ELA.7.5B

TEKS.ELA.8.5B

TEKS.MATH.6.5B

Billie Jo escapes the worries of the dust storms by

• A. singing

• B. studying

• C. doing chores

• D. playing piano

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TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.5.9B

TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.7.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.9E