WorksheetsOut of the Dust - Spring 1934
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Polly want Bayard to create?
a)
Rain
b)
A windmill
c)
A pond
d)
Money
2.
How many apple trees does Polly have?
a)
10
b)
5
c)
0
d)
2
3.
"and her anger, simmering over like a pot in an empty kitchen" contains an example of:
a)
Mataphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
4.
Who is Miss Freeland?
a)
A singer
b)
A doctor
c)
A teacher
d)
A caretaker
5.
Which opera does Mad Dog state "most everyone's heard of"?
a)
The Magic Flute
b)
Master Butterfly
c)
Nutcracker
d)
Madame Butterfly
6.
What do you think the apples are a symbol of?
a)
Nothing
b)
Hope
c)
Hunger
d)
Hate
7.
In which war did Bayard fight?
a)
Civil War
b)
World War II
c)
Korean War
d)
World War I
8.
"...washed the soil away, washed the wheat away with it" is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
9.
What convinced Ma to let Billie Jo go on the road with Arley and the band?
a)
Billie Joe begged
b)
The money she earned
c)
Nothing - she didn't let Billie go
d)
Billie tricked her
10.
What did Billie Jo like BEST about being on the road with Arley?
a)
Being able to travel
b)
Listening to music
c)
Being with her music teacher
d)
Being with other musicians
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