Out of the Dust Final Test

Karen Hesse compares Billie Jo's pregnant ma to a melon and pear to hep the reader

• A. think about the apples that she planted

• B. visualize her shape

• C. understand that Ma is ready for the baby to arrive

• D. None of these

Karen Hesse mentions events like the Hawaiian volcanic eruption and the birth of the Dionne quintuplets to

• A. remind the reader of the genre

• B. make connections to Billie Jo's experiences and life

• C. Both of these

• D. None of these

Karen Hesse titles the poem about the fire "The Accident" to help the reader

• A. know who to blame

• B. know not to blame anyone

• C. understand that it was intentional

• D. None of these

"Ma make a rope of fire" (60) and "Ma was a column of fire" (61)are similar because

• A. they are both metaphors

• B. they both help the reader visualize the shape of the fire

• Both of these

• None of these

"I thought I might be swallowed by the heat, like the witch in 'Hansel and Gretel' (62)" is an example of

• A. similie

• B. personification

• C. Both of these

• D. None of these

Billie Jo actually wishes for more dust in this season so that

• A. she can hide from those who blame her

• B. the piano will be covered

• C. she won't be able to hear Ma's moans

• D. None of these

Billie Jo now calls her daddy "Father" as a symbol to the reader that

• A. she is angry at him

• B. their relationship has been damaged

• C. she no longer feels close to him

• D. All of these

Karen Hesse foreshadows Ma & Franklin's deaths by having

• A. the grasshoppers strip the wheat field

• B. Billie Jo climb her Ma's apple trees

• C. the grasshoppers leave behind only two destroyed apple cores

• D. None of these

The scenes in which Billie Jo tries to have her Ma and tries to save the apple trees are similar because

• A. she sacrifices her hands in both

• B. she is defeated both times

• C. she is fighting to save what she loves

• D. All of these

Billie Jo's father makes poor choices in this season to show the reader that

• A. he is a bad man

• B. his grief is overwhelming

• C. he is mad at Billie Jo

• D. All of these