Out of the Dust Review

Which of the following events supports the idea that Billie Jo IS making peace with her past? (there is more than one answer!)

• She starts playing piano again.

• She runs away from home.

• She starts talking to her father more.

• She doesn't talk to Mad Dog.

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Which quotation supports the idea that Billie Jo struggles to communicate with her father after her mother dies?

• "When Ma died, I didn't want to go on, either" (149).

• "My father has a raised spot on the side of his nose that never was there before and won't go away" (154).

• "No one talks about fire right to my face" (157).

• "My father and I, we can't soothe each other. I'm too young, he's too old, and we don't know how to talk anymore, if we ever did" (153).

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What does Billie Jo figuratively mean when she says, "I think we're both turning to dust" (175).

• Billie Jo and her father are both very dirty.

• Billie Jo and her father are getting old.

• Billie Jo and her father are not making an effort to live their lives to their fullest.

• Billie Jo and her father's home is falling apart.

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What does Billie Jo realize after she runs away from home?

• There were many opportunities for her to find work away from home.

• Getting away from home wasn't any better than being there. It was just lonelier.

• There were many dangerous people out West.

• Billie Jo thinks the West is beautiful and she wants to move there.

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How would you describe Billie Jo's attitude at the end of the novel?

• She is more distrusting of others than she ever was before.

• She wants to get out of the dust.

• She has come to accept her past and she is willing and ready to move forward.

• She doesn't feel that she belongs where she is.

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What does Billie Jo mean when she says, “I tell [Pa] he is like the sod, / and I am like the wheat, / and I can’t grow everywhere, / but I can grow here” (205)?

• She means that she does not want another home and wants to be with her father, so that they can help each other grow and heal.

• She means that she is going to get covered by dust, just like the wheat.

• She means that she won't get any taller if she leaves her home.

• She means that she and her father have a complicated relationship.

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Which of the following events supports the idea that Billie Jo's Father has begun to heal and move forward from the past? (you may choose more than one answer).

• He goes to the doctor to have the spots on his skin removed.

• He starts dating Louise.

• He digs a huge hole in the ground.

• He starts helping out around the house.

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