Out of the Dust Review

What is the setting of Out of the Dust?

• Gary, Indiana

• New York City

• Oklahoma Panhandle

• Mexico City

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why is Billie Jo thinking about leaving home?

• Her family has no food or money

• She has trouble talking to her dad

• She is tired of the Dust Storms

• She needs to get away from Mad Dog

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

During what years did the story Out of the Dust take place?

• 1920-1929

• 1930-1939

• 1940-1949

• 1950-1959

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Who is Billie Jo talking about when she says "I've had enough of quiet men." ?

• Arley Wanderdale

• Her father

• Mad Dog Craddock

• Miller Rice

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which description best represents Ma's attitude towards Billie Jo's piano playing?

• Ma is proud that Billie Jo plays at the town's events.

• Ma isn't happy that Billie Jo is away from home at night playing music.

• As long as Billie Jo keeps her grades up, Ma will agree to let her play.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

When Billie Jo arrives home during the dust storm, where is her father?

• waiting for her

• in the barn

• out looking for her

• stuck at school

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What is the Setting of Out of the Dust?

• Oklahoma Panhandle 1934-1935

• West Texas 1960-1970

• South Oklahoma, 1935-1936

• Central Oklahoma, 1934-1935

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What happened when Billie Jo and her father tried to attend a funeral?

• They were caught in a dust storm and their own home was buried in dust

• they ran into a swarm of grasshoppers

• Their truck broke down and they had to walk home

• It rained all the way home

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

The Climax of this story occurs when?

• Billie Jo accidentally throws a pail of kerosene on her mother

• Billie Jo is so full of anger she decides to stow away in a boxcar on a train

• Billie Jo's Father decides to build a pond

• The heavy rain forces all of the apples to fall from mother's trees

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9