Out of the Dust Day 4 (p.63-84)

Why do you think Billie Joe had the visions she had in her nightmare?

What part of the nightmare was real?

• There was a flood

• She was running away

• She didn't have any food

• Her hands were burned

What happened to Billie Joe's mom?

• She left to go live in another place

• She got burned really bad in the accident

• She had her baby

• She hit her head in the accident

How is the title of the poem, ”A Tent of Pain,” literal in

its meaning?

What does the poem, “Drinking,” reveal about Billie Jo’s dad’s

character?

• He decides to try a drink of something that makes him sick.

• He has a drinking problem

• He goes to get water for them

• He is helping her mom drink

What terrible things happen in the poem, “Devoured”?