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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color is the dust storm that roars through the area?
(a) Blue
(b) Red
(c) Black
(d) Grey

3. In what year is Billie Jo born?
(a) 1945
(b) 1920
(c) 1919
(d) 1934

4. What is eating the crops?
(a) Foxes
(b) Rabbits
(c) Deer
(d) Squirrels

5. Why does Ma make Billie Jo return to the store?
(a) She forgot to get the mail
(b) She forgot the sugar
(c) She forgot the coffee
(d) She got four cents too much in change

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop is dying and drying up?

2. What ruins the family's winter wheat crop?

3. Who has been Billie Jo's best friend since first grade?

4. In what war did Billie Jo's father serve?

5. How does Ma care for the trees?

(see the answer key)

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