Out of the Dust

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

• he is a bad man

• his grief is overwhelming

• he is mad at Billie Jo

• All of these

Karen Hesse has Billie Jo celebrate her fourteenth birthday by sitting her Arley's window listening to him play. This shows the reader Billie Jo's

• loneliness

• isolation

• selfishness

• Both A & B

Billie Jo thinks she is similar to the trees that President Roosevelt says the people in the Dust Bowl should plant. They are alike because

• they're not meant to be in that area

• they would all struggle to survive there

• they wouldn't be able to grow there

• All of these

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

• she can hide from those who blame her

• the piano will be covered

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

• None of these

Karen Hesse compares Billie Jo's pregnant ma to a melon and pear (55) to help the reader

• think about the apples that she planted

• visualize her shape

• understand that Ma is ready for the baby to arrive

• None of these

Karen Hesse mentions events like the Hawaiian volcanic eruption (79) and the birth of the Dionne quintuplets (57) 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

Billie Jo now calls her daddy "Father" as a symbol to the reader that (67) -

• she is angry at him

• their relationship has been damaged

• she no longer feels close to him

• All of these

Karen Hesse foreshadows Ma & Franklin's deaths (68) 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

In 'Out of the Dust', what does Billie Jo's struggle with the dust symbolize?

• A) Her internal conflict and growth

• B) The economic hardship of the time

• C) The physical challenges of living in the Dust Bowl

• D) All of these