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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Billie Jo have to set the table during the dust bowl era?
(a) With dish towels covering the food
(b) With a plastic tablecloth
(c) With plastic wrap over the dishes
(d) With the plates and glasses upside down

2. To what state is Billie Jo's best friend moving?
(a) Ohio
(b) New Mexico
(c) California
(d) Georgi

3. What can Billie Jo no longer tolerate?
(a) Living with her father
(b) Going to school
(c) Being in a room with a piano
(d) Being a teenager

4. In what state is Billie Jo born?
(a) Ohio
(b) Oklahoma
(c) Mississippi
(d) Oregon

5. What happens to Ma as Billie Jo is trying to save the apple trees?
(a) She calls out for her
(b) She asks for a priest
(c) She dies
(d) She goes into a coma

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Billie Jo think she should get extra credit in class?

2. Billie Jo chooses a set of songs that all have the word ___________ in the title.

3. What little bit of good happens at the beginning of Summer 1934?

4. Mad Dog says he got his name because as a child he used to _________________ like a mad dog.

5. What is Daddy's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Billie Jo's reference to red poppies.

2. How does Billie Jo like being on the road and playing piano?

3. How are Billie Jo's injuries treated?

4. What is the significance of the snowfall in Autumn 1934?

5. What is the argument about a pond between Daddy and Ma?

6. What happens when Daddy blows his nose or coughs after a dust storm?

7. Who is Billie Jo? What does she like? Where does she live and who is her family?

8. What is Billie Jo looking forward to regarding the apples?

9. What is Bille Jo's overall state of mind in Autumn 1934?

10. How does Mad Dog say he got his nickname? What is his real name?

(see the answer keys)

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