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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what opera is Billie Jo's teacher going to sing?
(a) Aida
(b) Madame Butterfly
(c) Rigoletto
(d) The Marriage of Figaro

2. Ma thinks they should try growing some crops that do better in dry weather like cotton or ______________.
(a) Alfalfa
(b) Soybeans
(c) Sorghum
(d) Corn

3. Who does Billie Jo go on the road with to play piano?
(a) Mr. Romney
(b) The Goodwin Gospel Group
(c) Arley Wanderdale
(d) The Brice Family

4. What does Billie Jo forget about when she's on the road?
(a) Her grade card
(b) The depression
(c) The dust
(d) Her homework

5. How does dust get into the classroom?
(a) The skylight
(b) The cracks in the walls and the windows
(c) Through the mail slot
(d) Down the chimney

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billie Jo like to fall from the trees into her hair?

2. What does Daddy think about Ma's idea to get water to the crops?

3. Why is Billie Jo mad at her mother?

4. What is eating the crops?

5. What is Daddy doing based on advice Ma had given him?

(see the answer key)

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