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Out of the Dust Final Study

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
character wrestling with himself internally
a)
man vs. man
b)
man vs. self
c)
man vs. nature
d)
man vs. society
2.
character struggling with another character (external)
a)
man vs. man
b)
man vs. self
c)
man vs. environment
d)
man vs. society
3.
character struggling with another environment
a)
man vs. man
b)
man vs. self
c)
man vs. environment
d)
man vs. society
4.
character struggling with societal forms
a)
man vs. man
b)
man vs. self
c)
man vs. society
d)
man vs. environment
5.
the series of events that build up and create tension and suspense
a)
rising action
b)
falling action
c)
climax
d)
conflict
6.
the introduction of the story in which characters are introduced, setting is revealed
a)
rising action
b)
falling action
c)
conflict
d)
exposition
7.
the point of greatest tension in the story and the turning point in the narrative.
a)
climax
b)
resolution
c)
rising action
d)
conflict
8.
the story's conclusion
a)
resolution
b)
climax
c)
exposition
d)
conflict
9.
after the climax, the unfolding of events in story's plot and the release of tension leading toward the resolution.
a)
rising action
b)
falling action
c)
exposition
d)
climax
10.
What is the Point of View in Out of the Dust?
a)
1st person
b)
3rd person limited
c)
3rd person omniscient 
d)
2nd person
11.
Billie Jo's school works to help the migrant family. They do all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
Give them extra clothes
b)
Make soup at the school
c)
Help them find a new place to live
d)
Let them join their lessons 
12.
What happens to the family living at the school?
a)
They decide to go and ask Billie Jo to go with them
b)
They leave and Billie Jo wants to go with them
c)
Billie Jo asks to adopt the baby, so they leave
d)
The family asks to stay, but is told no
13.
What does the Sheriff give to the school after he catches the people making moonshine (illegal alcohol)? 
a)
Sugar
b)
Desserts 
c)
Money
d)
Milk 
14.
What did Billie Jo win in the talent show? 
a)
First place
b)
Second place
c)
Third place
d)
She didn't win anything
15.

Billie Jo escapes the worries of the dust storms by

a)

A. singing

b)

B. studying

c)

C. doing chores

d)

D. playing piano

16.

"Nothing needs more to drink than those two" (41) is how Daddy describes the apple trees. This is an example of

a)

A. personification

b)

B. rhyme

c)

C. simile

d)

D. metaphor

17.

Why does Karen Hesse describe the falling apple blossoms as "...a blizzard of sweet smelling flowers" (43)?

a)

A. to help the reader visualize them

b)

B. because the blossoms and snow blizzards are both white

c)

C. because the blossoms are falling like snowflakes

d)

D. all of these

18.

Ma is saving Billie Jo's dimes for...

a)

A. Billie Jo's education

b)

B. baby clothes and supplies

c)

C. wheat seeds

d)

D. none of these

19.
SOOTHE
a)
to bring peace or composure
b)
to bring conflict or stress
c)
the state of being calm
d)
the state of being upset
20.
DUNES
a)
grassy hills
b)
rocky snow-covered mountains
c)
hills or ridges of sand
d)
swampy marshes
21.
PARCHED
a)
satisfying thirst
b)
rotting or forming pus
c)
without moisture
d)
in unsound physical condition
22.
KNOLL
a)
a small round hill
b)
a steep mountain
c)
a flat grassy plain
d)
a mound of sand or dust
23.
The girl's throat was _____ after hiking on the dunes.
a)
glowered
b)
parched
c)
primed
d)
swarmed
24.

"I thought I might be swallowed by the heat, like the witch in 'Hansel and Gretel' (62)" is an example of

a)

A. similie

b)

B. personification

c)

C. Both of these

d)

D. None of these

25.

Billie Jo now calls her daddy "Father" as a symbol to the reader that

a)

A. she is angry at him

b)

B. their relationship has been damaged

c)

C. she no longer feels close to him

d)

D. All of these

26.
Where did Pa meet Louise?
a)
At a funeral 
b)
In Town 
c)
At night school
d)
In a dust storm
27.
What instrument does Billie Jo play well?
a)
flute
b)
violin
c)
piano
d)
guitar 
28.
What time period does the story take place?
a)
Mid-1930s
b)
Mid-1980s
c)
Mid-2000s
d)
Mid-1960s
29.
Where does the story take place?
a)
Texas Panhandle
b)
Florida Panhandle
c)
Oklahoma Panhandle
d)
Illinois Panhandle
30.
How does Billie Jo's mother respond to Billie Jo doing well on the state tests?
a)
"I am so very surprised!"
b)
"Why didn't you do better?"
c)
"Let's go get ice cream!"
d)
"I knew you could."
31.
"My dazzling Ma, round and ripe and striped like a melon" is an example of...
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
32.
"Lightning danced down on its spindly legs" is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
33.
Mad Dog got his name because he
a)
bit everything and everyone when he was a baby
b)
has a bad temper
c)
likes dogs
d)
earned extra money by being a wrestler
34.
At the school Christmas Dinner, Billie Jo was afraid that she would be the only
a)
motherless girl
b)
red head
c)
person who could not pay a dime
d)
girl who could cook
35.
What does Doc Rice tell Billie Jo to do with her hands?
a)
Use them
b)
Rub ointment into them
c)
Quit picking at them
d)
All of these
36.
Who names Billie Jo's baby brother?
a)
Ma
b)
Aunt Ellis
c)
Daddy
d)
Billie Jo
37.
Why does Billy Jo decide to run away?
a)
She wants to play piano in California
b)
She is moving to Ohio to marry Mad Dog
c)
She wants to get away from the dust
d)
She wants to grow Washington apples
38.
Why does Billy Jo decide to return home after running away?
a)
She forgives her father
b)
She realizes Oklahoma is "home" to her
c)
She misses her Pa (father)
d)
All of the above
39.
How does Billy Jo feel about Louise?
a)
She does not like her
b)
She sees her as Ma's replacement
c)
She likes her because she is nice and funny
d)
She thinks she is a mean and nasty person
40.
Which figurative language is used in the sentence?  "Instead he got a long-legged girl with a wide mouth and cheekbones like bicycle handles."
a)
METAPHOR
b)
SIMILE
c)
HYPERBOLE
d)
PERSONIFICATION
41.
"She's an old mule on the subject of my schooling."
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
42.
Ma's wedding present from Baynard was a coat.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Who was president during the Dust Bowl?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Franklin D Roosevelt
44.
Aunt Ellis lived in Guymon, Oklahoma and wanted Billie Jo to come live with her.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
Louise
a)
Billie Jo's English Teacher
b)
music teacher
c)
taught night classes 
d)
Billie Jo's friend
46.
Mad Dog Craddock
a)
store keeper
b)
singer; Billie Jo's friend
c)
music teacher
d)
teaches at school
47.
Arley Wanderdale
a)
main character in the story
b)
Billie Jo's friend
c)
music teacher
d)
produce truck driver
48.
Local physician in Billie Jo's town
a)
Baynard
b)
Arley
c)
Hadley
d)
Rice
49.
After a movie, Billie Jo walks home 
a)
in a dust storm
b)
in a snow storm
c)
in a rain storm
d)
during a blizzard
50.
Livie Killian moved away and went West to live.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
The climax of the book is
a)
when Billie Jo runs away on a boxcar, a man steals her biscuit, she goes back home.
b)
when Ma dies from the fire
c)
when Pa goes to the doctor to remove the cancer
d)
when Mad Dog comes to visit her before he leaves
52.
Describe the man she met on the train.
a)
He was dirty
b)
He smelled sour
c)
His eyes are ringed
d)
All the above
53.

How Did Billie Jo run away?

a)

Walked

b)

Car

c)

Train

d)

Hitch Hiked

54.

What did Billie Jo get Ma's permission to do?

a)

date Mad Dog Craddock

b)

sing on the radio

c)

play at the Palace

d)

visit Amarillo

55.

During the drought, Ma thought Daddy should...

a)

put in a pond

b)

reseed the wheat

c)

plant apple trees

d)

drill a new well

56.

How did the fire start in the kitchen?

a)

Billie Jo spilled grease on the stove and on Ma's apron

b)

Ma poured kerosene near the stove, thinking it was water

c)

Billie Jo spilled kerosene near the stove, trying to fill a latern

d)

Sparks from the kerosene lamp blew into the kitchen curtains

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