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WorksheetsOut of the Dust - Summer 1934 Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Karen Hesse compares Billie Jo's pregnant ma to a melon and pear (55) to help the reader
A. think about the apples that she planted
B. visualize her shape
C. understand that Ma is ready for the baby to arrive
D. 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
Karen Hesse titles the poem about the fire "The Accident" (60) to help the reader
A. know who to blame
B. know not to blame anyone
C. understand that it was intentional
D. None of these
"Ma make a rope of fire" (60) and "Ma was a column of fire" (61)are similar because
A. they are both metaphors
B. they both help the reader visualize the shape of the fire
Both of these
None of these
"I thought I might be swallowed by the heat, like the witch in 'Hansel and Gretel' (62)" is an example of
A. similie
B. personification
C. Both of these
D. None of these
Billie Jo actually wishes for more dust in this season so that (66) -
A. she can hide from those who blame her
B. the piano will be covered
C. she won't be able to hear Ma's moans
D. None of these
Billie Jo now calls her daddy "Father" as a symbol to the reader that (67) -
A. she is angry at him
B. their relationship has been damaged
C. she no longer feels close to him
D. 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
The scenes in which Billie Jo tries to save her Ma (61) and tries to save the apple trees (68-69) 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 (67) in this season to show the reader that
A. he is a bad man
B. his grief is overwhelming
C. he is mad at Billie Jo
D. All of these
Karen Hesse has Billie Jo celebrate her fourteenth birthday by sitting her Arley's window listening to him play (74). This shows the reader Billie Jo's
A. loneliness
B. isolation
C. 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 (75). They are alike because
A. they're not meant to be in that area
B. they would all struggle to survive there
C. they wouldn't be able to grow there
D. All of these
"But now, sorrow climbs up our front steps, big as Texas" (84) is an example of
A. alliteration, simile, hyperbole
B. alliteration, simile, personification
C. simile, personification, hyperbole
D. simile and hyperbole
Miss Freeland's lesson in the poem "The Path of our Sorrow" (83) is similar to Don Brown's graphic novel because
A. They both feature Billie Jo
B. They both teach historical facts
C. They both explain the causes and effects of the dust storms
both B and C
