Out of the Dust Book Review

What does Billie Jo love doing?

• Playing the piano

• Farming with dad

• Eating oranges

• Playing the violin

Who died following the fire?

• Dad

• Aunt Ellis

• Franklin

• Mama

Out of the Dust is written in what format?

• Limerick

• Personal Essay

• Paragraph Format

• Free Verse Poetry

How does Billie Jo feel about her father?

• She hates him

• She thinks he's annoying

• She hates the way he smells

• She can't relate to him

"Hope" is represented through

• rain/water

• fire

• apples

• piano/music

Billie Jo's father takes a job

• A. harvesting wheat for other farmers

• B. digging ponds for the neighbors

• C. digging holes for the power company

Billie Jo is "Dazzled" by...

• Arley Wanderdale's amazing piano skills.

• Ma's ability to make amazing apple pie.

• Ma's piano playing.

• Her father's ability to dig holes.

Billie Jo intensely misses her ma when she asks her father about

• A. Mad Dog's real name

• B. her state test scores

• C. the cranberry sauce recipe

• D. about the apple trees

Which is not a cause of the Dust Bowl?

• drought
• no demand for wheat
• tractor
• the invention of the car

A "historical allusion" is...

• a place where you can watch virtual reality of history

• a way of looking up encyclopedias in the library

• a reference made to history in literature

• a question that can create a change in history