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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer 1934,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the things Billie Jo expects to eat after the apples are ripe?
(a) Candy
(b) Sauce
(c) Cake
(d) Pudding

2. Why is Billie Jo mad at her mother?
(a) She will not make her a new dress
(b) She will not let her miss school to practice for a program
(c) She will not let her wear makeup
(d) She will not let her go to the movies

3. What does Daddy think about Ma's idea to get water to the crops?
(a) It is idiotic
(b) It will dry up the well
(c) It is sure worth a try
(d) It is bound to work

4. Who has been Billie Jo's best friend since first grade?
(a) Lillie
(b) Ellie
(c) Olivia
(d) Livie

5. Ma is burned so badly that she is _______________________.
(a) Unrecognizable
(b) Comatose
(c) Charred
(d) Fevered

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ma make Billie Jo return to the store?

2. How many other children other than Billie Jo are in Billie Jo's family in the Beginning?

3. What does Billie Jo call her father since Ma's death?

4. What flowers would grow on the graves of the war dead?

5. What scholastic achievement does Billie Jo reach?

(see the answer key)

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