Letters from the Dust Bowl (Ohio AIR)

What is the meaning of the phrase silt-like deposit in paragraph 1?

• a layer of powdery dirt

• collections of small stones

• soft, feathery drops of rain

• large clumps of dirt from the fields

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In Passage 1, how does the author demonstrate that "It is an almost hopeless task" to keep dust out of the house? Choose two answers.

• by describing how vigorously she has to clean

• by mentioning the dry conditions of the region

• by explaining what techniques are used to seal the house

• by sharing with her friend how much she would like to move

• by detailing how she measures the amount of dust in her house

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

Select two details from Passage 2 that support the idea that the family considered the organ a prized possession.

• "They could sell it in Boise City and make just enough to pick up another horse." (paragraph 8)

• "They asked around: ten dollars was the going rate for an heirloom organ—not enough to buy a horse." (paragraph 8)

• Anyway, Bam White could not bring himself to give it up." (paragraph 8)

• "Some of the best memories, through the hardest years, came with music pumped from that box." (paragraph 8)

• "Through No Man's Land, the family wheeled past fields that had just been turned, the grass upside down." (paragraph 9)

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which description of the setting in Passage 2 contributes to an understanding of how Lizzie feels while traveling through the Panhandle?

• "The chill, hurried along by the wind, made it impossible to stay warm." (paragraph 8)

• "It was here that the Great Plains tilted . . . ." (paragraph 8)

• "Windmills broke the plain, next to dugouts and sod houses and still-forming villages." (paragraph 9)

• ". . . the children played around a buffalo wallow, the ground mashed." (paragraph 9)

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which two ideas from Passage 2 should be included in a summary of the text?

• Horses are important in No Man's Land.

• Bam White's family settled in No Man's Land.

• The conditions of No Man's Land are depressing.

• Bam White and his family face a long, difficult journey.

• Music can help people cope with the harsh Oklahoma climate.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.7

Which details showing the unfavorable conditions of the Dust Bowl are included in both passages? Select two details.

• the lack of fresh grass

• the harsh wind and weather

• the costs of buying and selling horses

• the deposits of dust in people's homes

• the shortage of suitable farmland to feed cattle

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.8.7