Out of the Dust - Winter 1934-Spring 1934

Why is the main character named Billy Jo?

• She was named after an uncle.

• Her mother liked the name.

• Her daddy wanted a boy.

• Billy Jo is short for Willma Joanne.

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When will Daddy have to repay the loan to Mr. Roosevelt?

• After the summer.

• When he collects money from the sharecroppers.

• When the rain finally comes.

• When the crops come in.

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What kind of crop does daddy grow?

• cotton

• sorghum

• corn

• wheat

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Why was the rain not a blessing?

• It turned the dust to mud.

• It washed the soil away.

• It leaked through the roof.

• It brought disease to the crops.

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Why did Ma allow Billy Jo to play the piano?

• It brought in money to the family.

• It got Billy Jo out of the house.

• Daddy made Ma let her play.

• Ma could go and play the piano with her.

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Why did Billy Jo play songs that had the word "baby?"

• She played them at church and knew them well.

• She picked them for Ma.

• Arley chose the songs she would play.

• Those were the only songs she knew how to play.

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How does Arley pay Billy Jo?

• He gives her pay to Ma.

• After every show.

• He pays her with food for her family.

• In all dimes.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

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What is Ma saving money for?

• To pay back Mr. Roosevelt for the loan.

• To buy more seed for the crops that were ruined.

• To buy the things the new baby will need.

• To send Billy Jo to school.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

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What does Daddy remember about the Great War in France?

• a tornado coming through the countryside

• poppies on the graves of the dead

• soldiers eating apples in the fields

• his friends who fought along beside him

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Daddy and Ma argue over something Ma wants Daddy to do. What is it?

• put in a pond

• plant more apple trees

• sell the piano

• move to California

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