Out of the Dust Final Exam Review

From whose perspective is the story told?

• Ma's

• Billie Jo's

• Dad's

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The overall purpose of the poem "The Path of Our Sorrow," in which Miss Freeland explains the timeframe between the Great War and the Dust Bowl is to show how one event caused another. True or False?

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In regards to the mud covered porch, Billie Jo says "But I can't leave it rest, on account of Ma, haunting." She says this because she

• She keeps thinking how dad would want it cleaned.

• She keeps thinking how Franklin would want it clean.

• She keeps thinking how Mad Dog would want it clean.

• She keeps thinking how Ma would want it clean.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Billie Jo says her mother "...made herself over to fit my father." What she is trying to say is

• Her father wasn't made for farm life but changed for his wife, Mrs. Kelby.

• Her mother wasn't made for farm life, but she changed because of Mr. Kelby.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Mr. Kelby thinks he "ought to go to night school, so if the farm failed there'd be prospects to fall back on." This means that he wanted to

• Learn new skills to support his family if the farm failed.

• Sell the farm and start a new business.
• Quit farming and pursue a different career.
• Take a break from farming and explore other opportunities.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What word best describes how Billy Jo feels in the following text? "No one talks about fire right to my face. They can't forget how fire changed my life. but I hear them talking anyway."

• happy
• confused
• saddened

• heard

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The author describes how when the rain began slowly, the dry ground "softened its stubborn pride." What does she mean by this?

• The rain is causing the dry ground to become more stubborn.
• The rain is causing the dry ground to become harder.
• The rain is causing the dry ground to become more resistant to moisture.
• The soil finally absorbed some moisture.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The author includes the poem "What I Don't Know" about Miss Freeland singing in a play at the Shrine in order to show readers

• the historical context of Miss Freeland's performance in the play
• How frustrated Billie Jo is by feeling sheltered.

• the personal background of Miss Freeland's performance in the play
• the lack of significance or impact of Miss Freeland's performance in the play

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

From Billie Joe's statement, "Now that I see that one day comes after another and you get through them one measure at a time," readers can come to the conclusion that she

• Starting to think more positively.

• thinks that challenges are insurmountable
• feels overwhelmed by the passage of time
• believes that time is a meaningless concept

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Billie Jo tries playing the piano multiple times after burning her hands, partially just to prove

• To prove that she can play better with her injuries.
• To prove that she can no longer play due to her injuries.
• To prove that she can still play despite her injuries.
• To prove that she doesn't need to play the piano anymore.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3