Out of the Dust Section 1 p. 1-51

What were the worst dust storms called?

• black blizzards

• sandy blizzards

• brown blizzards

• snow blizzards

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was the most common destination for people migrating out of the Dust Bowl?

• Texas

• California

• Chicago

• Mississippi

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What type of figurative language is "...cheekbones like bicycle handles?"

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

What type of figurative language is "...where the wind takes a rest sometimes?"

• personification

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What type of figurative language is "she's an old mule?"

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of figurative language is "right hand playing notes sharp as tongues?"

• simile

• metaphor

• repetition

• personification

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

What type of literary device is used in the following lines:

...of wind and sun

of wind and clouds

of wind and sand

of wind and dust...

• repetition

• simile

• metaphor

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

What type of figurative language is "The night sky kept flashing, lightning danced down on its spindly legs?"

• personification

• alliteration

• idiom

• simile

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence "...I glare at Ma's back with a scowl foul as maggoty stew?"

• simile

• metaphor

• repetition

• irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Who is the main character in Out of the Dust?

• Billie Jo Kelby

• Mad Dog Craddock

• Livie Killian

• Arley Wonderdale

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6