WorksheetsOut of the Dust "Spring 1934" Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 56mins
When Billie Jo says that she hopes "we get bonus points for testing in a dust storm" (37), the reader can infer that
A. Billie Jo is desperate to improve her grades
B. Billie Jo is humorous
C. Billie Jo and her dad share a personality trait
D. Both B and C
Billie Jo is glad when she hears that her family may get their bank money returned (38) because
A. she wants to buy sheet music
B. she knows they can now afford a doctor
C. she wants to buy supplies
D. Both B & C
The poem title "Beat Wheat" (39) uses
A. personification
B. rhyme
C. alliteration
D. Both A and B
Billie Jo escapes the worries of the dust storms (39) by
A. singing
B. studying
C. doing chores
D. playing piano
Ma wants ___________ , but Daddy only seems interested in ___________(40).
A. a pond, music
B. wheat farming, a pond
C. a pond, wheat farming
D. a pond, a son
"Nothing needs more to drink than those two" (41) is how Daddy describes the apple trees. This is an example of
A. personification
B. rhyme
C. simile
D. metaphor
When Billie Jo wonders, "And how much more is out there most everyone else has heard of except me?" (42), the reader can infer that
A. she is angry
B. she is feeling sorry for herself
C. she is inquisitive
D. she isn't learning enough at school
Why does Karen Hesse describe the falling apple blossoms as "...a blizzard of sweet smelling flowers" (43)?
A. to help the reader visualize them
B. because the blossoms and snow blizzards are both white
C. because the blossoms are falling like snowflakes
D. all of these
Why does Billie Jo say that the rain that came was no blessing? (46)
A. It eroded the soil.
B. It washed away the young wheat plants.
C. It knocked many apples off of Ma's trees.
D. All of these.
What convinces Ma to allow Billie Jo to play with Arley Wanderdale's band? (49)
A. Billie Jo manipulates her.
B. Mad Dog talks to her ma for her.
C. Billie Jo can earn a little money that way.
D. Billie Jo's grades are so high that she earns the privilege.
Ma is saving Billie Jo's dimes (50) for...
A. Billie Jo's education
B. baby clothes and supplies
C. wheat seeds
D. none of these
Billie Jo, her ma, and Daddy are all similar because
A. they all love apples
B. they all have fortitude
C. they all have a strong sense of humor
D. they all play the piano
