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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. To what city is Mad Dog going?
(a) Lubbock
(b) Waco
(c) Amarillo
(d) Dallas

2. Why was Ma saving the dimes?
(a) To have a dress made
(b) To buy a coffee pot
(c) To study music
(d) To buy some ribbon

3. What is the relationship between Billie Jo and Daddy?
(a) They spend as much time together as possible
(b) They don't talk much
(c) They are hostile
(d) They avoid each other

4. What would Billie Jo like to see when she looks in the mirror?
(a) Traces of Ma
(b) Smaller ears
(c) Longer hair
(d) A different color of eyes

5. What do Billie Jo and Daddy encounter on the way to a funeral?
(a) Relatives having a picnic
(b) A train accident
(c) A black cloud of dust
(d) A rainbow

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Billie Jo's main concern right now?

2. What does Billie Jo realize about Louise?

3. Who is Louise?

4. What arrives at the school compliments of the government?

5. What does Billie Jo think her father is looking for when he looks at her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Louise?

2. Why is the lack of cranberry sauce such a poignant lack at Christmas dinner?

3. For what things is Billie Jo thankful on this Thanksgiving?

4. How does Billie Jo block Louise's entry into a part of their lives?

5. Who are the unexpected tenants of the schoolhouse for a couple weeks?

6. What are the circumstances around the black cloud on the way to the funeral?

7. What does Billie Jo admit to herself about her mother's death, her father's indifference toward her and her need to escape this life?

8. What does Billie Jo think about the dinosaur bones that are found in Oklahoma?

9. How does Billie Jo attempt to escape her life and the dust?

10. How does fire seem to be an ever-present threat in Billie Jo's life?

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