Out of the Dust Assessment

__________From whose perspective is the story told?

• Mr. Kirby

• the narrator

• Billie Jo

• Louise

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

__________Billie Jo writes, “I hollered myself red the day I was born. Red’s the

color I’ve stayed ever since.” A reasonable inference from this statement is

• Billie Jo’s skin and hair are red

• Billie Jo always seems unhappy about something

• Billie Jo likes the color red

• Billie Jo has a very loud voice

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

__________Why does Billie Jo’s father treat her like a boy?

• He always wanted a son.

• She looks just like her brother.

• She looks just like he did as a child.

• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

__________The text states that Ma says Great-uncle Floyd is as “mean as a rattler”

to insinuate

• that he has a nasty personality

• he has a very long body

• when he yells he hisses like a snake

• he gets so angry he shakes

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In regards to the rabbits eating everyone’s crops, Miss Freeland says “if

we keep plowing under the stuff they ought to be eating, what are they supposed to

do?” which shows that she

• agrees that the farmers should be killing them

• wishes she had a pet rabbit to take home

• feels bad for the rabbits and their lack of food

• really doesn’t understand farming

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In regards to the captured rabbits, the text states

“They’re all skinned and cooked and eaten by now.

At least they didn’t end up in

Romney and Noble’s cook pots.

They went to families that needed the meat.” What does the text reveal?

• Romney and Noble don’t know how to cook.

• There aren’t any rabbits left in the Panhandle.

• People in the area are struggling to find food.

• Romney and Noble are wasteful.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Billie Jo writes when her friend Livie Killian moves away

“I’m wondering what kind of friend I am,

wanting my feet on that road to another place,

instead of Livie’s.”

Based on this text alone, what emotion is Billie Jo most likely experiencing?

• happiness

• sadness

• anger

• jealousy

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

Billie Jo compares her Ma to an “old mule on the subject of [her] school.”

What does she mean by this?

• Ma is stubborn and doesn’t like her playing the piano on a school night.

• Ma thinks Billie Jo’s teachers should teach more about animals.

• Ma is confused and unaware of what kids in school are learning about.

• Ma thinks Billie Jo should have homework every night of the week.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Arley Wanderdale tells Billie Jo

‘The management asked me to

bring them talent, Billie Jo,

and I thought of you.’ Knowing Billie Jo, this would make her feel:

• honored

• proud

• flattered

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Billie Jo says about Mad Dog Craddock:

“Darn that blue-eyed boy

with his fine face and his

smooth voice,

twice as good

as a plowboy has any right to be.”

Based on this passage, she feels that he is a good looking boy

• who thinks he is a much better singer than he really is

• and an impressive musician

• but should really stick to plowing the fields

• but pretends he is a singer when he is not

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3