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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Billie Jo says about her father that "If he had cried, his tears would have been __________ too, but he didn't cry."
(a) Angry
(b) Mud
(c) Dust
(d) Salty

3. What is Billie Jo's new baby brother named?
(a) Frederick
(b) Fletcher
(c) Vaughn
(d) Franklin

4. What do Daddy and Ma argue about?
(a) Politics
(b) Children
(c) Rain
(d) Religion

5. What does Billie Jo do as the dust storm approaches?
(a) Stuffs rugs under the doors and rags around the windows
(b) Prays
(c) Hides in her bedroom
(d) Watches from a big window

Short Answer Questions

1. To what state is Billie Jo's best friend moving?

2. In what state is Billie Jo born?

3. What is eating the crops?

4. What does Billie Jo forget about when she's on the road?

5. When did Ma start to teach Billie Jo how to play the piano?

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